NHER 34348 (Monument record) - World War Two spigot mortar emplacement
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Summary
A World War Two spigot mortar emplacement survives as an extant earthwork and structure. It has been identified on the ground and is also visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s. It was probably an outer defence for the military camp NHER 49672 approximately 100m to its south.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM39NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | RAVENINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Mortar spigot overgrown in pit; some angle irons of revetment survive.
Part of important defensive perimeter with 17499 and 34346 and 7.
Site form in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 15 April 1999.
July 2007. Norfolk NMP.
The World War Two spigot mortar emplacement described above is visible as a structure and earthwork on aerial photographs (S1), centred at TM 3964 9718.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 17 July 2007.
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Record last edited
Mar 12 2021 8:11AM