Whitley Bay, aircraft obstruction

HER Number

12726

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Whitley Bay, aircraft obstruction

Place

Whitley Bay

Map Sheet

NZ37SW

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Defence Obstruction

Site Type: Specific

Aircraft Obstruction

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Earthwork

Description

Second World War aircraft obstructions are visible as earthworks and cropamrks on air photographs, at NZ 3475 7483. The feature appears to be no longer extant on the latest 1988 Ordnance Survey vertical photography. The aircraft obstructions predate the anti aircraft battery (UID 1414464) located in the same area.
(1-2)

Easting

434370

Northing

574820

Grid Reference

NZ434370574820

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1464911; RAF 58/B/40 5125 18-MAY-1948; RAF 4E/UK650 0092 12-JUN-1941