Record Details
| NHER Number: | 57464 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Two World War Two spigot mortar emplacements/airfield defence posts |
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Summary
Two World War Two spigot mortar emplacements or airfield defence posts are visible on aerial photographs to the west of Snetterton airfield (NHER 9068). They are similar in appearance to other defence posts recorded in the vicinity (NHER 53396-53399, NHER 57438, NHER 57451).
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 9992 9125 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL99SE |
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| Parish: | SNETTERTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
November 2012. Norfolk NMP.
Two World War Two spigot mortar emplacements or airfield defence posts are visible on aerial photographs (S1-S2) to the west of Snetterton airfield (NHER 9068).
They are centred on TL 9992 9129 and TL 9991 9121, and they consist of a central pit, which presumably would have contained a gun emplacement of some kind, surrounded by an earthwork bank. They measure approximately 13m in maximum external diameter, and are similar to other defence posts recorded in the vicinity (NHER 53396-53399, NHER 57438, NHER 57451).
E. Ford (NMP), 08 November 2012.
Monument Types
- AIRFIELD DEFENCE SITE? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- BANK (EARTHWORK)? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- DITCH? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- GUN EMPLACEMENT? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- SPIGOT MORTAR EMPLACEMENT? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 3G/TUD/UK/101 6250-1 30-MAR-1946 (NMR). |
| <S2> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1947. RAF CPE/UK/1938 4065-6 18-JAN-1947 (NMR). |
Related records
| 9068 | Part of: Snetterton and Eccles Road Airfields (Monument) |
| 57451 | Related to: Airfield defence post, or spigot mortar emplacement related to Snetterton airfield (NHER 9068) (Monument) |
| 57450 | Related to: Area of Nissen huts, related to Snetterton airfield (Monument) |
| 53396 | Related to: Five dispersed World War Two defences/spigot mortar emplacements related to Snetterton Airfield 9068 (Monument) |
| 53397 | Related to: Two World War Two defences/spigot mortar emplacements related to Snetterton Airfield (Monument) |
| 53398 | Related to: Two World War Two defences/spigot mortar emplacements related to Snetterton Airfield (Monument) |
| 53399 | Related to: Two World War Two Light Anti Aircraft defences, one of which may have been previously recorded as NHER 29961 (Monument) |
| 57438 | Related to: World War Two spigot mortar emplacement/airfield defence post (Monument) |