Cullercoats, practice trench

HER Number:
12577

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. 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.

Easting:
3647

Northing:
7062

Grid Reference:
NZ36477062

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1465261; RAF 106G/UK/1193 4157 27-FEB-1946