NHER 51340 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Possible World War Two Trench

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Summary

A roadside ditch forming part of the northern boundary of Oak Wood which is likely an element of the military defenses installed in the wood during World War Two (see NHER 38264).

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG14SW
Civil Parish UPPER SHERINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

January 2007. Earthwork Rapid Identification Survey.
Oak Wood Site 5:
A roadside ditch measuring up to 4m wide and 1m deep was observed during a rapid earthwork survey of Oak Wood, Crackling Hill, and Sheringham Wood. The ditch runs alongside the road and has an intermittent ditch bank on the south. A 20m long series of irregular depressions and banks, one measuring 6m by 3m and 1m deep, were visible in the centre and a narrow silt trench measuring 7m long adjoins it to the west. These earthworks are likely associated with trench-building activity known to have taken place in Oak Wood (see NHER 38264).
Information from (S1).
H. Hamilton (NLA), 19 March 2008.

  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Cushion, B. 2008. Sheringham Park. Ancient Woodland Archaeological Earthwork Rapid Identification Survey. Brian Cushion Archaeological & Cartographical Surveyor.

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Record last edited

Mar 5 2025 11:32AM

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