Record Details
| NHER Number: | 32527 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War Two spigot mortar emplacement |
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Summary
A World War Two spigot mortar emplacement exists at the edge of Oak Wood.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 1317 4255 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG14SW |
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| Parish: | UPPER SHERINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Common 1940 spigot mortar gun emplacement in undergrowth at edge of Oak Wood.
See (S1) in file.
D. Walker (NLA), July 1996.
11 May 1997.
Location confirmed, visible beside footpath. The steel pintle is at ground level, presumably with an infilled pit behind.
D. Gurney (NLA), 12 May 1997.
March 2002.
No change.
E. Rose (NLA), 2 April 2002.
June 2003. Norfolk NMP.
Structure not visible on any available aerial photographs, therefore not mapped as part of NMP project. See NHER 38264 for further details of World War Two military activity within Oak Woods.
S. Massey (NMP), 24 June 2003.
January 2007. Earthwork Rapid Identification Survey.
Spigot mortar emplacement noted (Oak Wood Site 3).
See report (S2).
P. Watkins (HES), 19 March 2015.
Monument Types
- SPIGOT MORTAR EMPLACEMENT (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey. |
| <S2> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Cushion, B. 2008. Sheringham Park. Ancient Woodland Archaeological Earthwork Rapid Identification Survey. Brian Cushion Archaeological & Cartographical Surveyor. |
Related records
| 38264 | Part of: Site of World War Two military defences (Monument) |
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