Monument record BOY 036 - Three World War II bomb craters or gun pits.

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Summary

Three bomb craters or gun pits are visible on aerial photographs

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 38354 47285 (95m by 58m)
Map sheet TM34NE
Civil Parish BOYTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Three circular features are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of Boyton parish, centred on circa TM38344730. They are from 7m to 12m in diameter and resemble bomb craters. However, there is no visible trace of the upcast that you might expect from an explosion, and the location of the features on or near field boundaries suggests that they may have been deliberately located, possibly to house Light Anti-aircraft Artillery, probably associated with the Armoured Fighting Vehicle range to the east (see BOY 024). (S1, S2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Photograph: USAAF. USAAF Air Photograph. US 7PH/GP/LOC132 5018-9 30-DEC-1943.
  • <S2> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. RAF 106G/UK/832 3123-4 23-SEP-1945.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jun 14 2013 11:47AM

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