Whitburn, Whitburn Bents Road, trench

HER Number

12600

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Whitburn, Whitburn Bents Road, trench

Place

Whitburn

Map Sheet

NZ46SW

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Fieldwork

Site Type: Specific

Trench

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Earthwork

Description

Visible as Second World War earthworks on air photographs.

Easting

440440

Northing

560450

Grid Reference

NZ440440560450

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1454847; RAF S629 0083 22-OCT-1941