Whitley Bay, tank trap

HER Number:
12729

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Whitley Bay, tank trap

Place:
Whitley Bay

Map Sheet:
NZ37SE

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Defence Obstruction

Site Type: Specific:
Tank Trap

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Two sections of Second World War tank trap are visible as structures on air photographs, at NZ 3627 7210. The two lines of anti-tank cubes are present. No surface features are visible on the latest 1988 Ordnance Survey vertical photography. (1)

Easting:
3628

Northing:
7212

Grid Reference:
NZ36287212

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1465187; RAF 58/C/3 5010 14-APR-1949