Whitburn, Whitburn Bents Road, pillbox

HER Number

12591

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Whitburn, Whitburn Bents Road, 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

A Second World War pillbox is visible as a structure on air photographs.

Easting

440790

Northing

561350

Grid Reference

NZ440790561350

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1462995; RAF 106G/UK/1316 5272 27-MAR-1946; RAF 106G/UK/873 6153 01-OCT-1945