Monument record WLN 047 - Site of previously recorded Second World War anti-tank ditch
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 45754 69316 (137m by 592m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM46NE |
| Civil Parish | WESTLETON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A long section of anti-tank ditch, and associated activity running approx. North to South on the southern half of Westlerton Heath. It can be seen as an earthwork on aerial photographs from 1945. Anti-tank ditches were mainly created by widening and deepening existing watercourses or by digging ditches along field boundaries, and most sections of the feature have associated banks created by the upcast. (S1)
February 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Beauty National Mapping Programme.
Assessment of the aerial photographs for this site (S2-S4) indicate that this site does not relate to an anti-tank ditch, rather the earthworks visible in 1945 is a sunken access track to an area of quarrying to the south. This site has been grouped together with another area of quarrying and military activity to the immediate west (WLN 046). See that record for details.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 26th February 2015.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF50176 Unpublished document: Historic landscape survey - Farm environment plan, Historic environment statement. Fletcher W (SCCAS) Minsmere Nature Reserve 2006.
- <S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/929 RS 4167-4168 16-OCT-1945 (EHA Original Print).
- <S3> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/1557 RS 4225-4226 07-JUN-1946 (EHA Original Print).
- <S4> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/929 RS 4168-1689 16-OCT-1945 (EHA Original Print).
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Jul 10 2015 11:23AM