NHER 62610 (Monument record) - Possible Second World War gun emplacement or spigot mortar
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DIDLINGTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November 2018. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
A possible Second World War gun emplacement or spigot mortar is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs (S1-S2) and recently visualised Lidar data (S3). This feature consists of circular fencing with a section of earthwork bank surrounding a mound which may have been a possible gun emplacement or spigot mortar. The circular fencing is removed by the 1950s (S2) whilst the central mound survives as an earthwork in the Lidar data (S3). These features are in close proximity to Second World War huts to the northwest (NHER 62614) and most likely relate to the Second World War military activity at Didlington Hall (NHER 63067).
J.Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 13 November 2018
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/101 RV 6097-6098 30-MAR-1946 (HEA Original Print).
- <S2> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/82/1204 F21 0173-0174 02-JUN-1955 (HEA Original Print).
- <S3> SNF94129 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Various. LIDAR Airborne Survey. LIDAR Ickburgh Forest Research 0.5m DTM 15-JUN-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (9)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Unknown date)
- HOLLOW (Unknown date)
- MOUND (Unknown date)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (World War Two - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- FENCE? (World War Two - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- GUN EMPLACEMENT? (World War Two - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- HOLLOW (World War Two - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- MOUND (World War Two - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- SPIGOT MORTAR EMPLACEMENT? (World War Two - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (6)
- Geographical: NHER 63067 - Part of: Second World War military activity at Didlington Hall and High Ash training camp (Monument)
- Chronological: NHER 62498 - Related to: Site of Second World War huts (Monument)
- Chronological: NHER 62499 - Related to: Site of Second World War huts (Monument)
- Chronological: NHER 62614 - Related to: Site of Second World War huts (Monument)
- Chronological: NHER 62619 - Related to: Undated ditches (Monument)
- Chronological: NHER 62603 - Related to: Undated mound - Possible Spigot Mortar (Monument)
Record last edited
Jan 18 2021 4:52PM