NHER 38421 (Monument record) - Site of World War Two gun emplacements 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
January 2004. Norfolk NMP.
World War Two earthwork gun emplacements on Kelling Heath are visible on RAF aerial photographs from 1946 (S1). Line of possible gun emplacements situated along a trackway in the south western area of Kelling Heath. The clearest gun emplacement is a lozenge shaped bank centred on TG 1077 4087, measuring 8.5m by 7m. Next to this at TG 1075 4087 is another emplacement, 8.5m by 3m, with an open side or entrance to the north. Two further emplacements are possibly visible at TG 1073 4088 and TG 1072 4089.
S. Massey (NMP), 12 January 2004.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF53246 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1571 4169-70 07-JUN-1946 (Norfolk SMR TG 0940B, TG 1040A).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 31 2006 3:23PM