Record Details
NHER Number: | 42728 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | World War Two spigot mortar pedestal |
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Summary
A World War Two spigot mortar pedestal is built into a sea defence bank (NHER 27083). In 2004, during the Norfolk Coastal Survey, only the metal pin was visible.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TG 04597 44131 |
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Map Sheet: | TG04SW |
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Parish: | CLEY NEXT THE SEA, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
December 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Land-based survey; Cley, Salthouse and Kelling fresh-marshes, Context 3:
A World War Two spigot mortar emplacement pedestal was recorded built into the sea defence bank (NHER 27083) at TG 04598 44132. Only the metal pin was visible.
See assessment report (S1) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
D. Robertson (NLA), 2 March 2006. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.
Monument Types
- PEDESTAL (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- SPIGOT MORTAR EMPLACEMENT (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
<S1> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey. Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1045. p 122; Fig 51. |
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