Cullercoats, barbed wire obstruction
Cullercoats, barbed wire obstruction
HER Number
13612
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Cullercoats, barbed wire obstruction
Place
Cullercoats
Map Sheet
NZ37SE
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 obstruction is visible as a structure on air photographs, at NZ 3671 7029. The barbed wire runs along the coast for a distance of approximately 645m. No surface features are visible on the latest 1998 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.
Easting
436580
Northing
570030
Grid Reference
NZ436580570030
Sources
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument No. 1465259; Vertical aerial photograph reference number RAF 4E/UK681 3420 10-FEB-1941