NHER 12833 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of World War Two bomb target

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Summary

Aerial photography from 1945 and 1976 recorded the cropmarks of a large circle with a large central mark. It is believed to represent the remains of a World War Two bomb target.

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Map sheet TF62SE
Civil Parish ROYDON (NEAR LYNN), WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Cropmark of large circle with large central mark; on field of crop but slightly overlapping into scrub.
World War II bomb target.
See (S1) and RAF vertical aerial photographs.
Located by E. Rose (NAU), 14 September 1977.

  • --- Aerial Photograph: TF 6722A-B, D-J.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Article in Serial: Edwards, D.A. 1977. A soil mark at Roydon, Norfolk. Aerial Archaeology. Vol I, pp 22-23, Fig. 13, Pl XI.

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Record last edited

Nov 15 2024 12:35PM

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