Cullercoats, tank trap

HER Number

12702

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Cullercoats, tank trap

Place

Cullercoats

Map Sheet

NZ37SE

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Defence Obstruction

Site Type: Specific

Tank Trap

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Earthwork

Description

A Second World War tank trap is visible as a structure on air photographs, at NZ 3652 7076. The tank trap consists of a line of anti-tank cubes. No surface features are visible on the latest 1998 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.

Easting

436520

Northing

570760

Grid Reference

NZ436520570760

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1465255; RAF 3G/TUD/UK/147 5133 15-APR-1946