NHER 54585 (Monument record) - Probable World War Two weapons pit or spigot mortar emplacement
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL88NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CROXTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
February 2011. Norfolk NMP.
A probable World War Two weapons pit or spigot mortar emplacement is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs (S1), on land to the east of The Street, Croxton.
The pit, or possible crater, measuring up to 7m in diameter, is centred on TL 8790 8581, with an upcast bank of soil surrounding it, measuring up to 20m in diameter. It may also be a bomb crater.
E. Bales (NMP), 18 Feb 2011.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF79696 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/LA/227 2118-9 17-APR-1945 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Dec 9 2011 5:30PM