NHER 19443 (Monument record) - World War Two pillbox and slit trench
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG04SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KELLING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Pill box. Described by pill box survey as having two slits and a pipe. Presumably refers to a circular siting device. Polygonal, brick. Situated on a slope in the middle of a cornfield so details could not be checked.
E. Rose (NAU), 18 August 1983.
Again seen from distance by E. Rose (NAU), 17 July 1994.
Rare type 20/A/X pillbox, dated 1940/41. Situated on slope enfilading marsh.
See (S1).
D. Walker (NLA), July 1996.
March 2004, Norfolk NMP.
Centre of site altered from TG 0953 4382 to TG 0959 4378.
World War Two pillbox and associated slit trench mapped from aerial photographs from 1940-1 (S2-3) within the World War Two limits of Weybourne Camp (NHER 11335). The pillbox described above was located at TG 0959 4378. In between 1940 and 1941 a slit trench has been constructed to the south of the pillbox. This trench is over 50m and is zigzag in plan.
S. Massey (NMP), 9 March 2004.
April 2004.
Still extant (but seen only in distance).
E. Rose (NLA), 13 April 2004.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF51834 Photograph: Kent, P.. 1994. KHE 20-21.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF57927 Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.
- <S2> SNF53269 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1940. RAF 268A/BR183 VB4-5 17-DEC-1940 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF53268 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1941. RAF S/330/1416 V65-6 16-JUL-1941 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (1)
Record last edited
May 23 2025 12:42PM