Record Details
| NHER Number: | 63283 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Second World War anti-glider obstacles |
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Summary
Cropmarks of former mounds and ditches, most likely dating to the Second World War, are seen on aerial photographs. The levelled mounds and ditches are aligned approximately north west – south east and north east - south west. The levelled earthworks most likely relate to former Second World War anti-landing obstacles and are similar in form and alignment to further possible anti-landing obstacles to the north east (NHER 63282). These feature may relate to Methwold Second World War airfield (NHER 4937) to the west. Due to difficulty in mapping from the aerial photographs as a result of the quality of the image obscuring the features, extent of areas have been used to denote the alignment of the levelled earthworks.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 7500 9285 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL79SE |
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| Parish: | METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
April 2019. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
Cropmarks of former mounds and ditches, most likely dating to the Second World War, are seen on aerial photographs (S1-S2). The levelled mounds and ditches are aligned approximately north west – south east and north east - south west. The levelled earthworks most likely relate to former Second World War anti-landing obstacles and are similar in form and alignment to further possible anti-landing obstacles to the north east (NHER 63282). These feature may relate to Methwold Second World War airfield (NHER 4937) to the west. Due to difficulty in mapping from the aerial photographs as a result of the quality of the image obscuring the features, extent of areas have been used to denote the alignment of the levelled earthworks.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 11th April 2019.
Monument Types
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- MOUND (Unknown date)
- AIRFIELD DEFENCE SITE? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- ANTI LANDING OBSTACLE? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- DITCH (World War Two - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- MILITARY SITE? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MOUND (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/HLA/479 FS 2027-2028 13-APR-1942 (HEA Laser Copy). |
| <S2> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/59 V 5057-5058 05-FEB-1946 (HEA Original Print). |
Related records
| 4937 | Related to: Methwold World War Two airfield (Monument) |
| 63282 | Related to: Possible Second World War anti-landing obstacles (Monument) |