NHER 53396 (Monument record) - Five dispersed World War Two defences/spigot mortar emplacements related to Snetterton Airfield 9068
The Norfolk Heritage Explorer is a filtered version of the Norfolk HER intended for casual research. Please contact us to consult the full record.
See also further guidance on using the Norfolk Heritage Explorer website.
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL98NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SNETTERTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
February 2010. Norfolk NMP.
Five dispersed World War Two defences/spigot mortar emplacements to the west of Snetterton Airfield (NHER 9068) are visible on aerial photographs (S1) as open earthworks.
They are centred on TL 9979 8990. Each defence consists of a pit feature approximately 7m by 6m in diameter which presumably would have contained a concrete ‘thimble’ and ammunition lockers to each side. The upcast spoil forms a bank around each of the pits, up to 6m in width in some places.
Snetterton airfield was clearly quite heavily defended during World War Two, with further possible spigot mortar defences visible to the north (NHER 53398) and east of the airfield (NHER 53397), and two Light Anti Aircraft batteries (NHER 53399) and a gun emplacement (NHER 29961) also recorded here.
E. Bales (NMP), 10 February 2010.
Associated Sources (3)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (8)
- Geographical: NHER 9068 - Part of: Snetterton and Eccles Road Airfields (Monument)
- Chronological: NHER 57451 - Related to: Airfield defence post, or spigot mortar emplacement related to Snetterton airfield (NHER 9068) (Monument)
- Chronological: NHER 57450 - Related to: Area of Nissen huts, related to Snetterton airfield (Monument)
- Chronological: NHER 53397 - Related to: Two World War Two defences/spigot mortar emplacements related to Snetterton Airfield (Monument)
- Chronological: NHER 53398 - Related to: Two World War Two defences/spigot mortar emplacements related to Snetterton Airfield (Monument)
- Chronological: NHER 53399 - Related to: Two World War Two Light Anti Aircraft defences, one of which may have been previously recorded as NHER 29961 (Monument)
- Chronological: NHER 57464 - Related to: Two World War Two spigot mortar emplacements/airfield defence posts (Monument)
- Chronological: NHER 57438 - Related to: World War Two spigot mortar emplacement/airfield defence post (Monument)
Record last edited
Mar 7 2013 5:18PM