NHER 56144 (Monument record) - Second World War pit or emplacement
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL88SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
August 2011. Walkover Survey.
Rapid earthwork identification survey.
A sub-circular depression up to 2m deep and around 8m in diameter is likely to be a former extraction pit.
See report (S1) for further details.
S. Howard (HES), 21 September 2011.
February 2017. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
The pit or depression described above is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs, such as (S2), and lidar imagery (S3). It is clear from its 'fresh' appearance on the 1940s aerial photographs that it is a Second World War pit or emplacement, rather than an extraction pit as previously suggested. It is one of four such pits located in close proximity to each other (see too NHER 58284), together with a slit trench; their size is such that they could perhaps be emplacements from an anti-aircraft battery, or have been used for training related to such sites. The pits form part of a much more extensive spread of Second World War activity, recorded as NHER 61543.
The mapped extent of this site has been refined [1].
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 10 February 2017.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF81857 Unpublished Contractor Report: Cushion, B. 2011. Thetford Warren Lodge. Heath Restoration Project. Archaeological Earthwork Rapid Identification Survey. Brian Cushion Archaeological & Cartographical Surveyor.
- <S2> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/59 V 5207-8 05-FEB-1946 (HEA Original Print).
- <S3> SNF94129 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Various. LIDAR Airborne Survey. LIDAR Thetford Forest Research 0.5m DTM 15-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)
- (Former Type) EXTRACTIVE PIT (Unknown date)
- GUN EMPLACEMENT? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- HEAVY ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MILITARY TRAINING SITE? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- PIT (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- WEAPONS PIT (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (3)
- Geographical: NHER 61543 - Part of: Second World War military activity around Thetford Warren Lodge and Thetford golf course (Monument)
- Chronological: NHER 56137 - Related to: Earthworks of undated, possibly Second World War trackways (Monument)
- Chronological: NHER 58284 - Related to: Second World War pit or emplacement (Monument)
Record last edited
Feb 21 2021 3:57PM