NHER 38375 (Monument record) - Site of World War Two slit trench on Kelling Heath
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG14SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KELLING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November 2003. Norfolk NMP.
A World War Two slit trench on Kelling Heath is visible on RAF aerial photographs from 1946 (S1). The main section of ditch runs from TG 1000 4250 to TG 1023 4246 and measures 230m long and 1-1.5m wide. The line of this trench appears to be continued to the west by a slightly less clear and narrow ditch, running from TG 0999 4250 to TG 0997 4253. The western end of the main trench is cut across by some later World War Two ditches (NHER 38374), suggesting that this linear is quite early in the World War Two sequence up on the Heath. Although these sites would have had a definite defensive purpose, it seems that they were mainly constructed as part of training exercises in association with Weybourne Camp to the north.
S. Massey (NMP), 18 November 2003.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF53245 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1571 3170-1 07-JUN-1946 (Norfolk SMR TG 0942B, TG 1042A).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 24 2017 10:21AM