Whitburn, Whitburn Bents Road, tank trap

HER Number

12593

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Whitburn, Whitburn Bents Road, tank trap

Place

Whitburn

Map Sheet

NZ46SW

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Defence Obstruction

Site Type: Specific

Tank Trap

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Second World War tank traps (anti tank cubes) are visible as structures and earthworks on air photographs. They are centred at NZ 4087 6138.

Easting

440810

Northing

561250

Grid Reference

NZ440810561250

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