Whitley Bay, trench

HER Number

12549

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Whitley Bay, trench

Place

Whitley Bay

Map Sheet

NZ37NE

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Fieldwork

Site Type: Specific

Trench

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Earthwork

Description

A Second World War trench is visible as an earthwork on air photographs. It is centred at NZ 3500 7508.
(1)

Easting

435000

Northing

575080

Grid Reference

NZ435000575080

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; Vertical aerial photograph RAF 3G/TUD/UK/8 5050 20-DEC-1945; NMR Monument No. 1464172