NHER 36027 (Monument record) - Spigot mortar base

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Summary

A concrete and steel base for a spigot mortar, a World War Two anti tank weapon. Dating to about 1940, it was part of the anti invasion installations constructed at the time.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF84SE
Civil Parish BURNHAM OVERY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

2000. Field Observation and Desk-based Assessment.
Site identified during archaeological assessment of Holkham Estate.
The lower part of a ?mortar spigot, about 1.8m high, with spigot surviving.
See report (S1) for further details.
K. Penn (NAU), 2 March 2001. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 April 2015.

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  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Penn, K. 2000. The Holkham Estate, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Archaeological Survey (Final Report). Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 532.

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Record last edited

Apr 28 2015 12:41PM

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