Whitburn Golf Course, pillbox

HER Number

12580

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Whitburn Golf Course, pillbox

Place

Whitburn

Map Sheet

NZ46SW

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Fortification

Site Type: Specific

Pillbox

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Two pillboxes associated with a radar station are visible as structures on air photographs. The pillboxes are located at NZ 4037 6434 and NZ 4009 6444. (1)

Easting

440090

Northing

564440

Grid Reference

NZ440090564440

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1462950; RAF 106G/UK/1193 4279 27-FEB-1946