Anzac Gallipoli Archaeology Database

Trench
Feature ID:
777
Artefact No.:
Artefact Type:
Survey Date:
16 September 2013
Location:
Knife's Edge
Period:
c.1915
Area Nationality:
Turkish
Deployed By:
Length (cm):
Width (cm):
140
Preservation:
poor
Associated Feature:
Material:
Photographed:
No
Description:
Trench. A long, shallow and narrow linear depression. V-shaped. Fairly straight. Runs north/south. Curves a bit and breaks and then continues to the north. Eroded. Intermittent areas where it is more eroded and very indistinct. Other areas are better preserved and deeper but are so densely vegetated that they are impassable. Vegetation - holly, thorn bushes and rhododendrons. Runs along very top of ridge line from Knife's Edge to Sniper's Ridge. Overlooks Holly Ridge to the west. Measurements - Width 1: south end; Depth 1: south end; Width 2: north end; Depth 2: north.

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