Whitburn, hexagonal pill box

HER Number:
13606

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Whitburn, hexagonal pill box

Place:
Whitburn

Map Sheet:
NZ46SW

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Blockhouse

Site Type: Specific:
Pill Box

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
Two possible Second World War pillboxes are visible as structures on air photograph, at NZ 4110 6342 and NZ 4129 6328.

Easting:
4129

Northing:
6328

Grid Reference:
NZ41296328

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument No. 1463014; Vertical aerial photograph reference number RAF 140/S629/H54 PO 002 25-JUL-1940