Record Details

NHER Number:33720
Type of record:Monument
Name:World War Two gun emplacements or radar beacons

Summary

An aerial photograph taken in 1946 showed three circular structures here, two extant and one as a soilmark. The western one had an entrance to the northeast and a small tower on its northern flank. The eastern one had an entrance to the west. These features presumably had a military function, possibly as gun emplacements or radar beacons.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 7910 1640
Map Sheet:TF71NE
Parish:WESTACRE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

January 1946. RAF aerial photograph.
Shows three circular structures, two extant, the smaller southern one as soilmark. Western one has entrance
to northeast and a small tower on its northern flank. Eastern one has entrance to west.
Presumed military function, possibly gun emplacements, but for what?
Possibly beacon.
B. Cushion (NLA) 16 July 1998.

Monument Types

  • GUN EMPLACEMENT (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
  • RADAR BEACON? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
  • SEARCHLIGHT BATTERY? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Aerial Photograph: TF 71/TF 7216/A.

Related records - none

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