NHER 63285 (Monument record) - Possible Second World War feature
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CRANWICH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
April 2019. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
Pits, ditches and a mound of possible Second World War date are seen as earthworks on aerial photographs and visualised lidar data (S1-S2). The feature consist of a long deep trench with three pits connected by ditches around a central mound. It is most likely the earthworks relate to a Second World War training or defensive feature probably associated with Cranwich military camp to the east (NHER 25240). The possible Second World War feature is in close relation to a possible extraction pit to the south (NHER 55977).
J.Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 12th April 2019
Associated Sources (2)
- <S1> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/1634 V 5339-5340 09-JUL-1946 (HEA Original Print).
- <S2> SNF94129 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Various. LIDAR Airborne Survey. LIDAR Weeting Forest Research 0.5m DTM 17-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (9)
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- MOUND (Unknown date)
- PIT (Unknown date)
- GUN EMPLACEMENT? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MILITARY SITE? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MILITARY TRAINING SITE? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MOUND (World War Two - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- PIT (World War Two - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- TRENCH? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (1)
Record last edited
Sep 12 2025 8:12AM