NHER 54492 (Monument record) - Probable World War Two military training site

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Summary

An area of probable earthworks relating to a World War Two military training site is visible on aerial photographs within woodland and rough ground at Canhams Hills, Drayton. The site consists of limited evidence of World War Two military training, mainly consisting of weapons pits.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG11SE
Civil Parish	DRAYTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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August 2010. Norfolk NMP.
An area of probable earthworks relating to a World War Two military training site is visible on aerial photographs within woodland and rough ground at Canhams Hills, Drayton (S1-S3). The site, which is centred on TG 1941 1348, consists of limited evidence of World War Two military training, mainly consisting of weapons pits.
S. Horlock (NMP), 13 August 2010.

Associated Sources (3)

<S1> SNF77822 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1633 5040-1 09-JUL-1946 (NMR).
<S2> SNF77824 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1947. RAF CPE/UK/2050 5073-4 06-MAY-1947 (NMR).
<S3> SNF77825 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1951. RAF 58/644 5003-4 20-APR-1951 (NMR).

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

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Record last edited

Jan 19 2012 1:52PM