Record Details
| NHER Number: | 63285 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Second World War feature |
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Summary
Pits, ditches and a mound of possible Second World War date are seen as earthworks on aerial photographs and visualised lidar data. The feature consist of a long deep trench with three pits connected by ditches around a central mound. It is most likely the earthworks relate to a Second World War training or defensive feature probably associated with Cranwich military camp to the east (NHER 25240). The possible Second World War feature is in close relation to a possible extraction pit to the south (NHER 55977).
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 7687 9438 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL79SE |
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| Parish: | CRANWICH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
April 2019. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
Pits, ditches and a mound of possible Second World War date are seen as earthworks on aerial photographs and visualised lidar data (S1-S2). The feature consist of a long deep trench with three pits connected by ditches around a central mound. It is most likely the earthworks relate to a Second World War training or defensive feature probably associated with Cranwich military camp to the east (NHER 25240). The possible Second World War feature is in close relation to a possible extraction pit to the south (NHER 55977).
J.Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 12th April 2019
Monument Types
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- MOUND (Unknown date)
- PIT (Unknown date)
- GUN EMPLACEMENT? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MILITARY SITE? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MILITARY TRAINING SITE? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MOUND (World War Two - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- PIT (World War Two - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- TRENCH? (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/106G/UK/1634 V 5339-5340 09-JUL-1946 (HEA Original Print). |
| <S2> | LIDAR Airborne Survey: Various. LIDAR Airborne Survey. LIDAR Weeting Forest Research 0.5m DTM 17-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial). |
Related records
| 25240 | Related to: Cranwich Labour Camp and World War Two Military Camp (Monument) |