Whitburn, Whitburn Bents Road, pillbox

HER Number

12606

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

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

Easting

440700

Northing

560840

Grid Reference

NZ440700560840

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1463000; RAF 106G/UK/1585 5058 20-JUN-1946