Seaburn, Whitburn Road, road block

HER Number

12609

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Seaburn, Whitburn Road, road block

Place

Seaburn

Map Sheet

NZ46SW

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Defence Obstruction

Site Type: Specific

Road Block

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

A potential Second World War road block is visible as a structure on air photographs, at NZ 4059 5998.
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Easting

440580

Northing

559980

Grid Reference

NZ440580559980

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1463038; RAF 106G/UK/873 6169 01-OCT-1945