Whitburn, Whitburn Bents Road, practice trenches

HER Number

12605

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Whitburn, Whitburn Bents Road, practice trenches

Place

Whitburn

Map Sheet

NZ46SW

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Fieldwork

Site Type: Specific

Practice Trench

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Earthwork

Description

Some Second World War features are visible as structures and earthworks on air photographs.

Easting

440720

Northing

560920

Grid Reference

NZ440720560920

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1463000; RAF 106G/UK/873 6164 01-OCT-1945