Record Details
| NHER Number: | 41420 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War Two beach defences |
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Summary
Two metal cylinders filled with concrete, probably part of World War Two beach defences.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 66031 37079 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF63NE |
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| Parish: | HEACHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 4), Context 291:
Embedded in beach sand, appeared to be in-situ.
Northernmost of two metal cylinders filled with concrete (see NHER 414190 for other).
Could have been part of Second World War beach defences.
See assessment report (S1) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 13 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.
Monument Types
- BEACH DEFENCE (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 | Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005.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. |
Related records - none
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