Tyne and Wear HER(12564): Whitley Bay, practice trench - Details
12564
N Tyneside
Whitley Bay, practice trench
Whitley Bay
NZ37SW
Defence
Trench
Practice Trench
Modern
C20
Earthwork
A First World War practice trench is visible as earthworks on air photographs, at NZ 3487 7425. The trench zig-zags for a distance of approximately 165m along the coast. Further trenches abut the first. It is located in the same position as a Second World War aircraft obstruction (UID 1464908). The feature appears on the latest 1988 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.
3486
7422
NZ34867422
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument No.1465034; Vertical aerial photograph reference number NMR OS/88052 0027 14-APR-1988