NHER 49377 (Monument record) - Site of probable World War Two military camp near Old Farm
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG32SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TUNSTEAD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
June 2007. Norfolk NMP.
A small group of huts, structures and earthworks is visible on 1940s aerial photographs (S1)-(S3), centred at TG 3147 2315. It probably represents a small World War Two military camp, almost certainly connected with the bombing decoy 600m to its south (NHER 28452). At least three huts are visible, in a line along the hedge, together with a number of other small structures or platforms. A mound visible towards the northeast corner of the site may have surrounded a gun emplacement. The vegetation pattern (the extent of which has been mapped) suggests that the site may have been enclosed by a fence or similar barrier. The central hut corresponds with a structure depicted by modern Ordnance Survey mapping and may still survive.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 4 June 2007.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF67577 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1428 3176-7 16-APR-1946 (NHER TG 3123B, TG 3122A).
- <S2> SNF67578 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 4084-5 09-JUL-1946 (NHER TG 3122B, TG 3122D).
- <S3> SNF67579 Vertical Aerial Photograph: USAAF. 1944. US/7GR/LOC348 2181 27-MAY-1944 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Oct 11 2011 5:32PM