Whitburn, Whitburn Bents Road, tank trap

HER Number:
12593

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Whitburn, Whitburn Bents Road, tank trap

Place:
Whitburn

Map Sheet:
NZ46SW

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Defence Obstruction

Site Type: Specific:
Tank Trap

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Second World War tank traps (anti tank cubes) are visible as structures and earthworks on air photographs. They are centred at NZ 4087 6138.

Easting:
4081

Northing:
6125

Grid Reference:
NZ40816125

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1462995; RAF 106G/UK/1316 5272 27-MAR-1946; RAF 106G/UK/873 6153 01-OCT-1945