Tyne and Wear HER(975): Cleadon Hill, army trenches - Details
975
S Tyneside
Cleadon Hill, army trenches
Cleadon
NZ36SE
Defence
Fieldwork
Trench
Modern
C20
Earthwork
On Cleadon Hill, west and south-west of the windmill, there are short, slightly curved, stretches of ditch with the upcast piled on one side. By oral tradition these were said to be army trenches, but the date of digging is unknown. Richard Harbottle said he had been present at their excavation, c. 1955, when he had been in a TA party being given a demonstration.
389
631
NZ389631
<< HER 975 >> Pers. Comm. P.R.M. Harbottle, 1993, Cleadon Hill trenches -Historic Environment Record; Northern Archaeological Associates, 2015, The Cleadon Village Atlas