Marsden, Man Haven, possible radar station

HER Number:
11723

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Marsden, Man Haven, possible radar station

Place:
Marsden

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Military Observation Site

Site Type: Specific:
Radar Station

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
A possible Second World War radar station seen on vertical air photographs from 1941. The site comprises a large, circular ditched enclosure, with a structure at its centre. Several buildings were recorded in the vicinity. The site was recorded from poor quality photographs so the exact function and form of the site were difficult to determine. It seems likely that this was a military site as there is a bomb crater (HER 11729) close to the ditched enclosure, implying that it had been targeted by enemy aircraft.

Easting:
394

Northing:
657

Grid Reference:
NZ394657

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
English Heritage Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, 2008, 1400948; Aerial Photograph RAF 4E/UK650 106 12-JUN-1941