Monument record KSS 049 - World War II gun emplacement.

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Summary

A gun emplacement close to Kessingland Cliffs of World War II date

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 53514 87662 (4m by 5m)
Map sheet	TM58NW
Civil Parish	KESSINGLAND, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

GUN EMPLACEMENT (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full Description

A small circular earthwork is visible in the corner of a field close to Kessingland Clifffs on aerial photographs from 1941 (S1). It appears to be a small World War II gun emplacement, c 5m across.

Sources/Archives (1)

<S1> SSF50005 Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. 2BC/BR173 VJ FrmJ12 17-Jun-1941.

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None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Event - Interpretation: 'Sensitivity to Access' assessment for Natural England Coastal Access project, February 2016. (ESF23524)
Event - Interpretation: Suffolk Coast and Intertidal Zone NMP Project (EXS18033)

Record last edited

Aug 7 2013 3:13PM