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Monument Number 915722

Hob Uid: 915722
Location :
East Riding of Yorkshire
Mappleton, Hornsea
Grid Ref : TA2158446272
Summary : World War II grenade range, Hornsea seen on 1945 air photograph. Destroyed by coastal erosion by 1992.
More information : TA 2157 4626. Grenade range.
This grenade range, situated to the north of Rolston Camp, takes the form of a shallow throwing trench with an impact area and an earth bank to the rear. The site was plotted from aerial photographs dated 1945 by the Fortress Studies Group, they later visited the site during the Holderness Survey and found it to have been totally destroyed by the effects of coastal erosion. (1-1a)

The monument is also visible as earthworks on air photographs examined as part of the Rapid Coastal Assessment Survey of the Yorkshire and Humber Estuary. Due to coastal erosion the monument no longer survives in situ. (2)

Grenade range, situated to the north of Rolston Camp, taking the form of a shallow throwing trench with an impact area and an earth bank to the rear. Destroyed by 1992. (3)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Roger Thomas/13-APR-1992/FSG,RCHME:Holderness Survey
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Source Number : 1a
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Source details : Aerial Photograph: Sortie 106G/LA216 4023
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : RAF 106G/LA/212 3293 13-Apr-1945
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Source Number : 3
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Source details : Gazetteer Reference HO143, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Second World War
Display Date : World War II
Monument End Date : 1945
Monument Start Date : 1939
Monument Type : Firing Range, Trench
Evidence : Destroyed Monument, Earthwork

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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Humberside)
External Cross Reference Number : MHU18976
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TA 24 NW 28
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : THEMATIC SURVEY
Start Date : 1992-04-09
End Date : 1992-04-13
Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2006-05-12
End Date : 2007-05-31