Washingwells, Washingwell Lane, Loopholed Wall

HER Number:
5662

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Washingwells, Washingwell Lane, Loopholed Wall

Place:
Washingwells

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Fortification

Site Type: Specific:
Loopholed Wall

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Series of machine gun rests placed behind a pre-existing stone wall next to public footpath. Whickham was supposedly identified as an area where an air-borne invasion might take place.

Easting:
217

Northing:
604

Grid Reference:
NZ217604

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5662 >> Pers. Comm. I. Ayris, 1992;