Monument record IKN 013 - Numerous World War II shell craters from military training. (PMed)

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Summary

Numerous shell craters from military training during World War II, visible on Yarn Hill

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Grid reference Centred TM 42487 55954 (440m by 480m)
Map sheet TM45NW
Civil Parish IKEN, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Yarn Hill was shelled heavily during World War II (between 1943 and 1945), when it was within a military training area used extensively for armoured vehicle training.(S1-2) By 1955, the hill was being ploughed.(S3)

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  • <S1> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. 106G/UK/717 Frames 3180, 4179-4180.
  • <S2> Photograph: USAAF. USAAF Air Photograph. US/7PH/GP/LOC132 Frame 5052.
  • <S3> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. 58/1674 F22 Frames 110-111.

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Record last edited

Aug 6 2013 11:56AM

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