Monument record IKL 372 - Possible Second World War training features within a large post medieval extraction pit.
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
| Civil Parish | ICKLINGHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Type and Period (9)
- PIT (Second World War - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- EXTRACTIVE PIT? (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- BOMB CRATER? (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- PRACTICE TRENCH? (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- SLIT TRENCH? (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- WEAPONS PIT? (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MILITARY TRAINING SITE? (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- ROAD? (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- TRACKWAY? (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full Description
October 2019. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
Possible Second World War training features within a large post medieval extraction pit and are seen as earthworks on aerial photographs and visualised lidar data (S1-S4). The features most likely relate to Second World War military training and consist of a series of possible explosive craters, practice trenches, pits, possible Second World War extraction and trackways. The Second World War features are situated within a large pit, most likely for post medieval extraction, and is recorded as “Town Pit” on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map. The majority of the possible Second World War features have been levelled or removed. A number finds have been recorded from inside the pit from previous work (See SHER IKL 025).
J.Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 07th September 2019.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <S1> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/LA/227 FP 1170-1171 17-APR-1945 (HEA Original Print).
- <S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/60 V 5061-6062 05-FEB-1946 (HEA Original Print).
- <S3> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/58/2677 F21 0242-0243 21-JAN-1959 (HEA Original Print).
- <S4> SSF55747 LIDAR Airborne Survey: LIDAR airborne survey. LIDAR TL7871 and TL7971 Environment Agency 1m DTM 18-APR-2019.
- <S5> SSX55043 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map. Frist Edition Ordnance Survey map.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Feb 28 2020 12:28PM