Denton Burn, Barrage Balloon Site

Tyne and Wear HER(11509): Denton Burn, Barrage Balloon Site - Details

HER Number:
11509

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Denton Burn, Barrage Balloon Site

Place:
Denton Burn

Map Sheet:
NZ16NE

Class:
Decorative Features

Site Type: Broad:
Anti Aircraft Defence Site

Site Type: Specific:
Barrage Balloon Site

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Levelled Earthwork

Description:
WW2 barrage balloon site. Approximately 22m in diameter. Now school fields.

Easting:
1981

Northing:
6516

Grid Reference:
NZ19816516

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
English Heritage, 2008, Hadrian's Wall National Mapping Programme (1438032); Aerial Photograph RAF 3G/TUD/UK/94 5047 29-Mar-1946