Record Details
| NHER Number: | 27062 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War Two slit trench |
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Summary
The cropmarks of a World War Two slit trench or practice trench are visible on 1946 RAF aerial photographs of this area.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 8115 4484 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF84SW |
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| Parish: | BRANCASTER, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
July 2002. Norfolk NMP.
RAF 1946 aerial photographs (S1) reveal a narrow trench, 33m long and less than 1m wide. It has short butt end ditches on each end, both approximately 4.5 m long. It appears to be a World War Two slit trench or practice trench.
S. Massey (NMP), 15 July 2002.
Monument Types
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- PRACTICE TRENCH (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> | Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1571 3019-20 07-JUN-1946 (Norfolk SMR TF 8145A-B). |
Related records - none
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