Anti-glider Ditches (Seaton Valley)
A network of ditches can be seen on aerial photographs of this area. Between the ditches are a number of small circular features. These were dug during World War II (1939-45) to prevent invading German gliders from landing on these fields.
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Second World War (1939 to 1945)
DESK BASED ASSESSMENT, Fenwick's Close opencast coal site 1993
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