NHER 38645 (Monument record) - Site of World War Two weapons pits
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG14SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KELLING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
May 2004. Norfolk NMP.
This site refers to two groups of World War Two weapons pits, which are visible on aerial photographs on a former area of heath, now Bodham Wood, High Kelling (S1). These military earthworks would have formed part of the World War Two training areas associated with Weybourne Camp (NHER 11335) and the extensive military training site on the Kelling Heath to the north. The site is centred on TG 1090 4034, although this point is in-between the two groups of features. The western group is centred on TG 1072 4029, covering 250m by 125m, and the eastern site is at TG 1105 4037, 190m by 135m.
The pits are generally small sections of slit trench or elongated pits, 1-3m long. Some of the pits are arranged in a fairly random pattern whilst other ones appear to have been constructed in lines.
S. Massey (NMP), 28 May 2004.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF53813 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1571 4170-1 07-JUN-1946 (Norfolk SMR TG 1040A, TG 1141A).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jul 28 2014 2:44PM