NHER 49473 (Monument record) - Site of possible World War Two trenches
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG31SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOUTH WALSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | UPTON WITH FISHLEY, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
May 2007. Norfolk NMP.
A group of three World War Two trenches defences, potentially used as weapons pits or shelters, are visible on aerial photographs to the immediate south of the Acle Road on the border of the South Walsham and Upton with Fishley parishes (S1). The site is centred on TG 3835 1195. It seems likely that these trenches acted as either defensive positions to protect the approach in or out of Acle, a nodal point of defence, or possibly as open air raid shelters.
The trenches are all between 14-16m long and 3-4m wide, with banks of upcast material along either side.
S. Massey (NMP), 23 May 2007.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF67805 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 3G/TUD/UK/70 5012-3 28-FEB-1946 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Nov 25 2011 12:26PM