Monument record TUN 033 - Second World War military training

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Summary

An area of Second World War military training is visible on aerial photographs within a clearing in Tunstall Forest. The site consists of clusters of large bomb craters and smaller detonation areas arranged in a grid pattern, like a small-scale minefield, and falls within the Orford Battle Training Area (ORF 137).

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 3910 5484 (447m by 300m)
Map sheet	TM35SE
Civil Parish	TUNSTALL, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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June 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Beauty National Mapping Programme.
An area of Second World War military training is visible on aerial photographs (S1-S2) within a clearing in Tunstall Forest. The site consists of clusters of large bomb craters and smaller detonation areas arranged in a grid pattern, like a small-scale minefield, and falls within the Orford Battle Training Area (ORF 137). The site is mostly now levelled.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 25th June 2015.

Sources/Archives (2)

<S1> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. US/7PH/GP/LOC132 V 5058-5059 30-DEC-1943 (EHA Laser Copy).
<S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/832 RP 3135-3136 23-SEP-1945 (EHA Original Print).

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Part of: Orford Battle Training Area (Monument) (ORF 137)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Interpretation: TM35SE. Mapping Block 2: Wantisden to Tunstall. NMP National Mapping Programme Project for Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Ref: English Heritage Project No. 7085) (ESF23557)

Record last edited

Feb 19 2016 12:10PM