Monument record MLI126040 - Former Anti-Landing Obstacles, Scrane End, Freiston
Summary
Linear trenches, thought to be former Second World War anti-landing obstacles, to the east of Scrane End, Freiston.
Type and Period (1)
- ANTI LANDING OBSTACLE (Second World War - 1940 AD to 1945 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A number of linear marks bisecting the fields in this area to the east of Scrane End were noted on an aerial photograph taken in 1941. The marks were thought to probably be former anti-landing trenches, dug at the start of the Second World War to disrupt enemy landing operations. The trenches were backfilled after the end of the war. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI14623 Digital Archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2006. Defence of Britain Archive. 16235.
- <2> SLI17088 Bibliographic Reference: William Foot. 2006. Beaches, Fields, Streets, and Hills… : The Anti-Invasion Landscapes of England, 1940. CBA Research Report 144, pp.158-65.
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Location
Grid reference | TF 392 413 (point) Estimated from Sources |
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Civil Parish | FREISTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
May 5 2022 2:40PM
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