NHER 58034 (Monument record) - Site of probable World War Two emplacement
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STURSTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
September 2012.
A probable emplacement, for a gun or similar, is visible as a concrete structure on aerial photographs taken in 1946 (S1)-(S2), centred at TL 8722 9359. The feature lies within STANTA, and presumably related to training activity at the site during or immediately after World War Two. Whether any traces of the emplacement still survive at the site is not known.
The site was mapped as part of an aerial photographic assessment and mapping project (S3), undertaken to provide more accurate locational data for the barrow cemetery (NHER 58031) approximately 140m to its southwest. As explained in the report, other, more generalised evidence of 20th century military activity across the area has not been recorded, as to do so would require a more extensive survey.
S. Tremlett (NHES), 19 September 2012.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF84941 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 3G/TUD/UK59 5038-40 05-FEB-1946 (NHER TL 8793D, A-B).
- <S2> SNF84948 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 5353-6 09-JUL-1946 (NHER TL 8693A, C, 8793B-C).
- <S3> SNF84940 Unpublished Report: Tremlett, S. 2012. Barrow Group SM 326, Waterloo Farm, Sturston, STANTA. Results of an Aerial Photographic Assessment and Mapping Project.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jan 27 2014 11:30AM