Record Details
| NHER Number: | 38841 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of World War Two training area, Crostwight Heath |
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Summary
A World War Two training area with associated buildings is visible on Crostwight Heath on 1946 RAF aerial photographs.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 34572 29938 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG32NW |
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| Parish: | HONING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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| WITTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
October 2004. Norfolk NMP.
A World War Two training area with associated buildings is visible on Crostwight Heath on 1946 RAF aerial photographs (S1). These remains are centred on TG 34543000. A large number of small areas of disturbed soil are visible on the heath. It is likely that these are the remains of weapons pits constructed during military training exercises. These features have not been individually mapped, with just their overall extent recorded during the NMP mapping. A pair of larger weapons pits are present in the northern part of the area at TG 34593024. To the east of the heath, at TG 34792998, five rectangular concrete building bases are visible on the aerial photographs. It is likely that these are the bases of Nissen huts or other military buildings. Concrete paths and other small structures are also visible adjacent to these.
(S1)
J. Albone (NMP), 11 October 2004.
Monument Types
- MILITARY BUILDING (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MILITARY TRAINING SITE (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- NISSEN HUT (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- WEAPONS PIT (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 1084-5 09-JUL-1946 (Norfolk SMR TG 3330A / TG 3430B). |
Related records - none
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