Whitley Bay, aircraft obstruction

HER Number:
12545

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Whitley Bay, aircraft obstruction

Place:
Whitley Bay

Map Sheet:
NZ37NW

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Anti Aircraft Defence Site

Site Type: Specific:
Aircraft Obstruction

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Earthwork

Description:
A series of Second World War aircraft obstructions are visible as structures on air photographs, at NZ 3460 7518. No surface features are visible on the latest 1988-93 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.

Easting:
3446

Northing:
7530

Grid Reference:
NZ34467530

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; Vertical aerial photograph RAF 4C/BR51/2 PO-2369 13-MAR-1941; NMR Monument No. 1465317