Monument record WLN 067 - World War Two training trenches

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Summary

Earthworks of two possible World War Two training trenches are visible on aerial photographs across the area of heath to the south of Fen Covert, Westleton.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 4564 7217 (53m by 179m)
Map sheet	TM47SE
Civil Parish	WESTLETON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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PRACTICE TRENCH (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full Description

January 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Beauty National Mapping Programme.
Earthworks of two possible World War Two training trenches are visible on aerial photographs (S1-S2) across the area of heath to the south of Fen Covert, Westleton. The earthworks are now levelled.
E. Ford (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 21st January 2015.

Sources/Archives (2)

<S1> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/929 RP 3126-7 16-OCT-1945 (EHA Original Print).
<S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/1636 RS 4021-4022 09-JUL-1946 (EHA Original Print).

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Interpretation: TM47SE. Mapping Block 1: Walberswick to Aldeburgh. NMP National Mapping Programme Project for Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB (Ref: English Heritage Project No. 7085) (ESF22912)

Record last edited

Feb 26 2015 4:03PM