Cullercoats, practice trench

HER Number:
12573

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Cullercoats, practice trench

Place:
Cullercoats

Map Sheet:
NZ37SE

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Trench

Site Type: Specific:
Practice Trench

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Earthwork

Description:
A number of sections of First World War practice trench are visible as earthworks on air photographs, at NZ 3642 7063. The features appear to be no longer extant on the latest 1988 Ordnance Survey vertical photography. Further sections of First World War practice trench are located to the north (UID 1465155, 1464922 and 1465034). (1)

Easting:
3654

Northing:
7102

Grid Reference:
NZ36547102

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1465261; Vertical aerial photograph reference number RAF 3G/TUD/UK/147 5133 15-APR-1946