Monument record SUE 098 - Orford Ness

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Summary

An extensive area of World War II bomb craters on the beach to the east of Lantern Marshes, Orford Ness, Sudbourne

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 45553 51087 (296m by 478m)
Map sheet TM45SE
Civil Parish SUDBOURNE, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

A large number of bomb craters are visible on aerial photographs as earthworks, located on the shingle beach to the east of Lantern Marshes, centred on circa TM45575103. The craters are probably the result of munitions tests that were carried out by the military research establishment on Orfordness from 1915 onwards (see ORF 021). Due to the large number of craters present, only those with a diameter circa 8m or more have been mapped. (S1-S3)

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. RAF 2E/BR11/12 8-9 13-AUG-1940.
  • <S2> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. RAF S/656 93-4 06-OCT-1940.
  • <S3> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. RAF 106G/UK/8332 4161-2 23-SEP-1945.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Feb 8 2010 11:02AM

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