Tyne and Wear HER(11773): Billy Mill, aircraft obstructions - Details
11773
N Tyneside
Billy Mill, aircraft obstructions
Billy Mill
NZ36NW
Defence
Anti Aircraft Defence Site
Aircraft Obstruction
Modern
C20
Levelled Earthwork
Aircraft obstructions of Second World War date seen as earthworks and mapped from air photographs of 1946. The obstructions were arranged at right angles and were formed by a ditch with small spoil heaps aligned along either side. They extend for 363m NNW-SSE and for 235m SSW-NNE. The earthworks were soon levelled.
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English Heritage Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, 2008, 1405845; Aerial Photograph RAF 3G/TUD/UK/147 5339 15-APR-1946