NHER 61540 (Monument) - Second World War slit trenches and training
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL78NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEETING WITH BROOMHILL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
July 2016. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
The former earthworks of a series of Second World War slit trenches forming a linear defence system are visible on aerial photographs (S1-S2). The main component of the site is a system of linear arrangements of short rectangular trenches or weapons pits dug along the edges of agricultural strips or field boundaries. Each short trench is accompanied by a mound of upcast material (not mapped). They are similar in appearance to anti-glider trenches, although the positioning of these and others in the area (for example 61475) would suggest training not defence.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 13th July 2016.
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Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)
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Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 18 2020 8:01AM