Anzac Gallipoli Archaeology Database

Trench
Feature ID:
964
Artefact No.:
Artefact Type:
Survey Date:
16 September 2014
Location:
No.2 Outpost
Period:
c.1915
Area Nationality:
Turkish & ANZAC
Deployed By:
Length (cm):
2944.3
Width (cm):
420
Preservation:
Associated Feature:
Material:
Photographed:
Description:
The Big Sap trench. A large, wide linear depression with sloping, high sides. Surrounded by thick holly/oak trees. The base of the trench has a flat, even floor in the best preserved section. There is grass and leaf litter covering the floor. It runs fairly straight. Located at the base of No. 2 Outpost (western side) on the flatter plain near the beach. it runs NNW-SSE. There is a large, wide embankment on the western side.

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