Whitley Bay, aircraft obstruction

HER Number

12561

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Whitley Bay, aircraft obstruction

Place

Whitley Bay

Map Sheet

NZ37SW

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

Second World War aircraft obstructions are visible as earthworks on air photographs. The features appear to have been levelled on the latest 1988 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.

Easting

434100

Northing

574170

Grid Reference

NZ434100574170

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument No.1464899; Vertical aerial photograph reference number RAF 58/B/40 5074 18-MAY-1948