Monument record KSS 035 - World War II strongpoint.
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 53573 85323 (192m by 197m) |
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Map sheet | TM58NW |
Civil Parish | KESSINGLAND, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (4)
Full Description
A World War II strongpoint is visible from 1940 at the south end of Kessingland, around TM 535853. In 1940, the site consists of a large square pillbox and associated trench system, on the edge of the low cliff overlooking the beach (TM 53618537), within a barbed wire enclosure (S1). By 1941, the barbed wire enclosure has been expanded to the west and south (and is apparently a double line to the west), the original pillbox has gone and a new one (located just to the south) has been built and the trench system has also been expanded to the west and south (along the cliff edge) (S2-3).
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Aug 7 2013 3:07PM