East Benton anti glider ditches
East Benton anti glider ditches
HER Number
19136
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
East Benton anti glider ditches
Place
Benton
Class
Defence
Site Type: Broad
Defence Obstruction
Site Type: Specific
Aircraft Obstruction
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Description
These east-west anti-glider ditches were identified by a geophysical survey (event 4569 report 2016/176) and subsequently investigated by trial trenching (event 5525 report 2024/13, and event 5526 report 2024/14) in advance of a housing development. One ditch survived as an earthwork in the eastern part of the area. The ditches measured between 0.30m and 0.48m in depth and between 1.10m and 2.50m in width. There was no evidence of associated banks.
Easting
428451
Northing
568240
Grid Reference
NZ428451568240
Sources
W Muncaster and J Scott, 2016, Land at East Benton Farm,
North Tyneside, Archaeological Geophysical Survey and Earthworks Survey; J McKelvey, 2024, Land to the south-east of East Benton Farm (West Benton Phase 3), North Tyneside: Archaeological Evaluation; A Goodfellow, 2024, Land to the south-east of East Benton Farm, North Tyneside: Archaeological Evaluation
North Tyneside, Archaeological Geophysical Survey and Earthworks Survey; J McKelvey, 2024, Land to the south-east of East Benton Farm (West Benton Phase 3), North Tyneside: Archaeological Evaluation; A Goodfellow, 2024, Land to the south-east of East Benton Farm, North Tyneside: Archaeological Evaluation