NHER 38380 (Monument record) - Site of World War Two slit trench on Kelling Heath
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG14SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KELLING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November 2003. Norfolk NMP.
A World War Two slit trench on Kelling Heath is visible on RAF aerial photographs from 1946 (S1). The trench consists of several interconnected sections of zigzag trenches, centred on TG 1033 4238. The main line of trench runs from TG 1031 4241 to TG 1033 4235. All of the trenches together cover about 150m and vary in width from 1-3m. The trench system seems to be partly overlain by part of an extensive network of barbed wire. This may indicate that the trenches were dug as part of an earlier phase of training and defence on the heath, although it is still likely to date broadly to the World War Two period.
S. Massey (NMP), 18 November 2003.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF53245 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1571 3170-1 07-JUN-1946 (Norfolk SMR TG 0942B, TG 1042A).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 24 2017 10:28AM