Monument record IKL 115 - Horn Heath, Icklingham

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Summary

Second World War anti-glider ditches on Horn Heath. Formerly recorded as ERL MISC

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Grid reference Centred TL 784 770 (983m by 1244m) Centred on
Map sheet TL77NE
Civil Parish ERISWELL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK
Civil Parish ICKLINGHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Second World War anti-glider ditches on Horn Heath. Irregular grid of single ditches, circa 200m apart, with small mounds, circa 10m apart, on either side (S1).
For further anti-glider ditches on Weather Heath to N, see ERL 083, and for others on Cavenham Heath, see CAM 019.

Formerly recorded as ERL MISC

Heath visible 1880s, (S2)

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> (No record type): SCC, APs, 1:10,000 vertical cover, 37 86 129, June 1986.
  • <M1> (No record type): AP: (S1) in Ipswich.
  • <S2> Digital archive: Fletcher, W, Martin, E.. Greens Survey Shape File and Text.

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Record last edited

Feb 9 2021 3:40PM

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