AN unexploded piece of Second World War ammunition was discovered on the North Yorkshire Moors and safely removed by the Army
A member of the Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team was out practicing social distanced navigation skills on Fylingdales Moor and discovered what was believed to be an item of ordnance.
In a quick thinking response, a photograph was sent to North Yorkshire Police who called out a detachment from 11 Ordnance Disposal and Search Regiment, at Catterick Garrison.
The Mountain Rescue team escorted two police officers to the scene who remained with the relic guarding the site. On arrival military personnel from 521 EOD Squadron Royal Logistics Corps assessed the find and removed it for safe disposal.
A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said: “Police received reports of what looked like a shell on Fylingdales Moor. Officers attended to put a cordon in place and the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) later attended to remove the object.”
During the war, Fylingdales Moor was used a military training area. Troops practised battle tactics, and there was a gunnery range where tanks practised live firing at specially constructed targets. Though often overgrown, many of the shell craters, slit trenches and artillery tracks remain.
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