NHER 52056 (Monument record) - Cropmark of pit feature, possible World War Two bomb crater

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Summary

A large, sub-circular pit is visible as an earthwork, and subsequently as ploughed out altogether, on aerial photographs in a field to the south of Vale Cottage, Kirby Bedon. This feature may represent a World War Two bomb crater, but equally may be a result of extraction or agricultural activity in the post medieval to modern period.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG20NE
Civil Parish	KIRBY BEDON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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April 2009. Norfolk NMP.
A large, sub-circular pit is visible as an earthwork (S1)-(S2), and subsequently as ploughed out altogether (S3) on aerial photographs in a field to the south of Vale Cottage, Kirby Bedon, at TG 2728 0547

The pit itself measures approximately 11m in diameter, with a ‘halo’ of upcast spoil or bank around it, up to 3.6m in width. It is thought that this feature may represent a World War Two bomb crater, as it is visible as an earthwork in the aftermath of World War Two (S1). However, this may not be the case, and it may relate to localised gravel extraction or agricultural activity in the post medieval to modern period.
E. Bales (NMP), 7 April 2009.

Associated Sources (3)

<S1> SNF71797 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1606 3057-8 27-JAN-1946 (NMR).
<S2> SNF71798 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 3G/TUD/UK/70 part III 5216-7 28-FEB-1946 (NMR).
<S3> SNF71799 Vertical Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1980. CUCAP RC8DJ023 23-JAN-1980.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

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Record last edited

Mar 12 2019 10:38AM