Record Details
| NHER Number: | 62610 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Second World War gun emplacement or spigot mortar |
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Summary
A possible Second World War gun emplacement or spigot mortar is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs and recently visualised Lidar data. Although the possible fencing and section of earthwork bank have been removed and/or levelled the mound in the centre still survives as an earthwork on the lidar visualisations.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 7874 9635 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL79NE |
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| Parish: | DIDLINGTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
November 2018. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
A possible Second World War gun emplacement or spigot mortar is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs (S1-S2) and recently visualised Lidar data (S3). This feature consists of circular fencing with a section of earthwork bank surrounding a mound which may have been a possible gun emplacement or spigot mortar. The circular fencing is removed by the 1950s (S2) whilst the central mound survives as an earthwork in the Lidar data (S3). These features are in close proximity to Second World War huts to the northwest (NHER 62614) and most likely relate to the Second World War military activity at Didlington Hall (NHER 63067).
J.Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 13 November 2018
Monument Types
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Unknown date)
- HOLLOW (Unknown date)
- MOUND (Unknown date)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (World War Two - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- FENCE? (World War Two - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- GUN EMPLACEMENT? (World War Two - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- HOLLOW (World War Two - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- MOUND (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> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/101 RV 6097-6098 30-MAR-1946 (HEA Original Print). |
| <S2> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/82/1204 F21 0173-0174 02-JUN-1955 (HEA Original Print). |
| <S3> | LIDAR Airborne Survey: Various. LIDAR Airborne Survey. LIDAR Ickburgh Forest Research 0.5m DTM 15-JUN-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial). |
Related records
| 63067 | Part of: Second World War military activity at Didlington hall at High Ash training camp (Monument) |
| 62498 | Related to: Site of Second World War huts (Monument) |
| 62499 | Related to: Site of Second World War huts (Monument) |
| 62614 | Related to: Site of Second World War huts (Monument) |
| 62619 | Related to: Undated ditches (Monument) |
| 62603 | Related to: Undated mound - Possible Spigot Mortar (Monument) |