Whitley Bay, tank trap

HER Number

12729

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Whitley Bay, tank trap

Place

Whitley Bay

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

Structure

Description

Two sections of Second World War tank trap are visible as structures on air photographs, at NZ 3627 7210. The two lines of anti-tank cubes are present. No surface features are visible on the latest 1988 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.
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Easting

436280

Northing

572120

Grid Reference

NZ436280572120

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1465187; RAF 58/C/3 5010 14-APR-1949