Whitley Bay, practice trench

HER Number:
12564

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Whitley Bay, practice trench

Place:
Whitley Bay

Map Sheet:
NZ37SW

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Trench

Site Type: Specific:
Practice Trench

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Earthwork

Description:
A First World War practice trench is visible as earthworks on air photographs, at NZ 3487 7425. The trench zig-zags for a distance of approximately 165m along the coast. Further trenches abut the first. It is located in the same position as a Second World War aircraft obstruction (UID 1464908). The feature appears on the latest 1988 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.

Easting:
3486

Northing:
7422

Grid Reference:
NZ34867422

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument No.1465034; Vertical aerial photograph reference number NMR OS/88052 0027 14-APR-1988