Whitburn, Pillbox

HER Number

1833

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Whitburn, Pillbox

Place

Whitburn

Map Sheet

NZ46SW

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Fortification

Site Type: Specific

Pillbox

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Historic Ordnance Survey Map evidence show a pillbox of Second World War origin at this location.

Easting

440800

Northing

561800

Grid Reference

NZ440800561800

Sources

<< HER 1833 >> A.Rudd, Defence of Britain Project, 1996, List of Known Fortifications in Tyne and Wear