NHER 26736 (Monument record) - World War Two bomb craters

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Summary

Two World War Two bomb craters are visible as earthworks on 1944 aerial photographs. They may indicate the location of two mines. If so, the mines would have been sited beside a road, protecting a stretch of open ground behind beach defence scaffolding (NHER 26694). They may have worked in conjuction with nearby anti tank blocks (NHER 26696).

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF64SE
Civil Parish HUNSTANTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

February 2001. NMP.
Two bomb craters, about 5m apart, can be seen as earthworks at TF 6823 4258 on 1944 aerial photographs (S1). They are located alongside an access road from the beach, and would appear to be protecting a stretch of open ground which lies behind the coastal defence scaffolding. The craters may in fact represent two mine-type features, controlling access from the west of this area. The mines may represent part of the World War Two defences in this area and would have been used in conjunction with nearby anti tank blocks (NHER 26696) and coastal defence scaffolding (NHER 26694).
A. Hunt (NMP), 5 February 2001.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF 106G/LA 67 Frames 3137-3138 02-DEC-1944 (NMR).

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Record last edited

Nov 18 2014 5:55PM

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