NHER 63339 (Monument record) - Probable 20th century military practice trenches

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Summary

Probable 20th century military practice trenches are visible as earthworks on visualised lidar data. They could be of Second World War date, but they were under plantation cover by the mid-1940s and like others identified in the vicinity they appear more likely to be of pre-Second World War date. They may therefore be of First World War date, or could relate to military training taking place in Breckland before 1914, or in the inter-war period. Several other similar trenches have been recorded to the east (NHER 63337, 57837 and 63338) and south (NHER 62024, 63258). As the lidar survey was flown relatively recently (2015) it is probable that the earthworks still survive.

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Location

Map sheet	TL79SE
Civil Parish	MUNDFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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February 2020. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
Probable 20th century military practice trenches are visible as earthworks on visualised lidar data (S1). They could be of Second World War date, but aerial photographs show that they were under plantation cover by the mid-1940s and like others identified in the vicinity they appear more likely to be of pre-Second World War date. They may therefore be of First World War date, or could relate to military training taking place in Breckland before 1914, or in the inter-war period. Several other similar trenches have been recorded to the east (NHER 63337, 57837 and 63338) and south (NHER 62024, 63258). As the lidar survey was flown relatively recently (2015) it is probable that the earthworks still survive.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 3rd February 2020.

Associated Sources (1)

<S1> SNF94129 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Various. LIDAR Airborne Survey. LIDAR Lynford Forest Research 0.5m DTM 17-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).