My Dad rang me tonight to say that where we park up when we visit Shorncliffe Military Cemetery in Folkstone. They have found a system of WW1 trenches. The area is what can best be descibed as a over grown wood with bramble and the like. A unique system of trenches which has remained undiscovered for almost a century has been revealed by a team of archaeologists and historians. The overgrown remains of the dug-outs used to train soldiers during the First World War lie in woods behind the current Army base at Shorncliffe. They include a zigzagging network of trenches, bunkers, shelters and artifacts which have been buried under a tangle of trees and shrubs since they were abandoned in late 1918. Click the link below for futher info from the local paper Your Shepway News Cheers Andy
That's very interesting, Andy. It is amazing how many sites like this in the UK have been identified in the past 10 years or so. Great that they have managed to survive; wonder if this will end up being a Time Team or similar?
I thought you may be interested Paul....Its funny because everytime we've parked up next to it I've alway thought- what a s**t tip and a bit of a cliche I know, but wondered if there was any old pyro etc in there as it has signs saying MOD Keep Out around it. I did Op Tag (pre deployment) training at Shorncliffe prior to going to Bosnia in 2005 and did mine clearance training just across the road from that site too. Cheers Andy
Andy, An excellent find and should prove a very valuable tourist attraction for the area. Not having to travel over the channel will be a great help to many. Regards Tom
