Whitley Bay, aircraft obstruction

HER Number:
12561

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Whitley Bay, aircraft obstruction

Place:
Whitley Bay

Map Sheet:
NZ37SW

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:
Second World War aircraft obstructions are visible as earthworks on air photographs. The features appear to have been levelled on the latest 1988 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.

Easting:
3410

Northing:
7417

Grid Reference:
NZ34107417

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument No.1464899; Vertical aerial photograph reference number RAF 58/B/40 5074 18-MAY-1948