Seaburn, trench

Tyne and Wear HER(12607): Seaburn, trench - Details

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HER Number:
12607

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Seaburn, trench

Place:
Seaburn

Map Sheet:
NZ46SW

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Fieldwork

Site Type: Specific:
Trench

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Earthwork

Description:
Visible as Second World War structures and earthworks on air photographs. At NZ 4044 6044 there is an ordnance store which overlies the location of an earlier zig zag trench. There are a number of trenches to the south of the recorded area.

Easting:
4024

Northing:
6033

Grid Reference:
NZ40246033

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1454847; RAF S629 0083 22-OCT-1941; RAF 106G/UK/1585 5100 20-JUN-1946; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2019 Land at Whitburn Road, Seaburn, archaeological assessment

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