Whitley Bay, aircraft obstruction

HER Number

12545

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Whitley Bay, aircraft obstruction

Place

Whitley Bay

Map Sheet

NZ37NW

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

A series of Second World War aircraft obstructions are visible as structures on air photographs, at NZ 3460 7518. No surface features are visible on the latest 1988-93 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.

Easting

434460

Northing

575300

Grid Reference

NZ434460575300

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; Vertical aerial photograph RAF 4C/BR51/2 PO-2369 13-MAR-1941; NMR Monument No. 1465317