Ryton, Ryton Haugh, aircraft obstructions

HER Number:
11485

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Ryton, Ryton Haugh, aircraft obstructions

Place:
Ryton

Map Sheet:
NZ16SE

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Defence Obstruction

Site Type: Specific:
Aircraft Obstruction

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Destroyed Monument

Description:
An area of WW2 aircraft obstructions at Ryton Haugh. Formed by a network of continuous ditches with adjacent upcast banks of spoil, covering an area measuring around 700m by 400m. The ditches have been destroyed by later development. This is the site of Blaydon Race Course and later Stella South Power Station.

Easting:
1736

Northing:
6439

Grid Reference:
NZ17366439

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
English Heritage, 2008, Hadrian's Wall National Mapping Programme (1436049); Aerial Photograph RAF FNO/129 1098 01-SEP-1942