NHER 26804 (Monument record) - World War Two defensive earthworks
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF63NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HEACHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | SNETTISHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
August 2002. Norfolk NMP.
This site consists of a large group of defensive earthwork banks dating to World War Two and running along the Heacham coastline, which are visible on aerial photographs (S1). The earthwork banks are visible following the major watercourses and ditches along the Heacham coastline. These appear to have been from the clearing out and possibly the widening of the drains into more substantial anti tank ditches and obstructions. Obviously this could be normal dyke maintenance, although the undertaking of this amount of labour during World War Two could indicate a military presence or at least military instigation. The widening of natural channels and existing dykes is known from other stretches of the Norfolk and Suffolk coasts. These banks and ditches would have acted as an additional line of coastal defence.
These vary in width from between 5m and 25m wide. [1]
(S1)
S. Massey (NMP), 22nd August 2002.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF61298 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF 106G/LA/67 3126, 3148, 4141 02-DEC-1944 (NMR).
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Record last edited
Apr 17 2023 3:56PM