NHER 62091 (Monument record) - Second World War gun emplacement and military training
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Summary
A Second World War gun emplacement and other signs of military training activity are recorded at this location on the aerial photographs and the 0.5m resolution lidar date would suggest that some minor elements survive as earthworks.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL78NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEETING WITH BROOMHILL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
February 2017. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
A Second World War gun emplacement and other signs of military training activity are recorded at this location on the aerial photographs (S1) and the 0.5m resolution lidar date (S2) would suggest that some minor elements survive as earthworks.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 24 February 2017.
Associated Sources (2)
- <S1> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/59 V 5156-5157 05-FEB-1946 (HEA Original Print).
- <S2> SNF94129 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Various. LIDAR Airborne Survey. LIDAR Santon Forest Research 0.5m DTM 17-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jun 11 2021 3:27PM