Record Details
| NHER Number: | 27471 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War Two slit trench and barbed wire obstruction |
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Summary
A World War Two slit trench and barbed wire obstruction are visible at this location on aerial photographs taken in 1940 and 1941.
Images - none
Location
Full description
July 2005. Norfolk NMP.
A World War Two slit trench is visible on contemporary aerial photographs (S1 to S2). This trench was located in the corner of a field at TG 5170 1377. A 12m long curved trench with associated outer bank was positioned in the southwest corner of the field looking to the northeast. An outer circuit of barbed wire was also present. This defensive position was present by 16 August 1940 (S1) and remained until at least 10 February 1941 (S2).
J. Albone (NMP), 15 July 2005.
Monument Types
- BARBED WIRE ENTANGLEMENT (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- SLIT TRENCH (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Oblique Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1940. NMR TG 5113/11 (MSO 31014 2A/BR14/4 3587) 16-AUG-1940. |
| <S2> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1941. RAF 268F/BR172 38-39 10-FEB-1941 (NMR). |
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