Roker lighthouse, barbed wire obstruction

HER Number

12673

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Roker lighthouse, barbed wire obstruction

Place

Roker

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Defence Obstruction

Site Type: Specific

Barbed Wire Obstruction

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

A Second World War barbed wire perimeter and potential pillbox are visible as structures on air photographs, at NZ 4071 5979.
(1)

Easting

440690

Northing

559770

Grid Reference

NZ440690559770

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1463040; RAF S629 0084 22-OCT-1941