Monument record WSW 217 - Possible Second World War Pits.
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
| Civil Parish | WEST STOW, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Type and Period (10)
- PIT (Unknown date)
- MOUND (Unknown date)
- MOUND (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- MOUND (Second World War - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- PIT (Second World War - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- MILITARY TRAINING SITE? (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- WEAPONS PIT? (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MILITARY SITE? (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- EXTRACTIVE PIT? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full Description
December 2019. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
A group of embanked pits, of a possible Second World War date, are seen as earthworks on aerial photographs and visualised lidar data (S1-S2). The features consist of a roughly oval pit surrounded by a mound. It is possible that these features are Second World War defensive or training features and are in close proximity to an area of further possible Second World War training features or explosive craters to the east (CUL 083). A smaller mounded pit has been recorded at TL8195 7028 and it is possible that this feature relates to a smaller Second World War pit or a post medieval extraction pit. The features can be seen on aerial photographs in the 1940s and as low earthworks on the visualised lidar data.
J.Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 04th December 2019.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Mar 5 2020 2:54PM