Monument record RLM 062 - Site of a probable Second World War searchlight battery
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 3237 5293 (114m by 113m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM35SW |
| Civil Parish | RENDLESHAM, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
May 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Beauty National Mapping Programme.
The site of a probable Second World War searchlight battery, or a small group of anti-aircraft gun emplacements, is visible on aerial photographs (S1-S4). Only the partial remains of the site are visible in 1943 (S1), making a confident identification of the function of the site hard. The ring ditch components of this site have previously been recorded (RLM 007) and interpreted as the remains of prehistoric round barrow (S5), although a modern date was also suggested (S5-S6).
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 1st May 2015.
2008: An assessment of aerial photographs identified two features thought to be either bronze age ring ditches but which could also have been Second World War date onhe ground of their irregular shapes and the zigzag trench that appears to connect them.(S7) (RLM 007 for prehistoric interpretation)
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SSF60734 Unpublished document: Palmer, R.. 2008. Aerial Photographic Assessment: Land at Rendlesham, Area centred TM324530.
- <S1> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. US/7PH/GP/LOC132 V 5066-5067 30-DEC-1943 (EHA Laser Copy).
- <S2> SSF55746 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique aerial photograph. CUCAP CQ079 24-JUN-1949 (Print).
- <S3> SSF55746 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique aerial photograph. EHA 27102_020 30-JUN-2011 ((EHA Digital Print).
- <S4> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 25-MAY-2011 ACCESSED 02-APR-2015 (Digital).
- <S5> SSF55908 Unpublished document: Palmer, R.. 2008. Land at Rendlesham, Area centred on TM324530, Suffolk. Aerial Photographic Assessment. Report No. 2008/14..
- <S6> SSF53792 Unpublished document: Plouviez J. 2009. Archaeological Survey Report, Naunton Hall, Rendlesham, RLM 011, 012, 013, 014, 036.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Aerial Photographic Assessment - Land at Rendlesham, Area centred TM324530 (ESF29166)
- Event - Interpretation: TM35SW. Mapping Block 2: Bromeswell to Rendlesham. NMP National Mapping Programme Project for Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB (Ref: English Heritage Project No. 7085) (ESF23195)
Record last edited
Nov 7 2022 2:55PM