Cullercoats, practice trench
Cullercoats, practice trench
HER Number
12573
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Cullercoats, practice trench
Place
Cullercoats
Map Sheet
NZ37SE
Class
Defence
Site Type: Broad
Fieldwork
Site Type: Specific
Practice Trench
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
First World War 1914 to 1918
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Description
A number of sections of First World War practice trench are visible as earthworks on air photographs, at NZ 3642 7063. The features appear to be no longer extant on the latest 1988 Ordnance Survey vertical photography. Further sections of First World War practice trench are located to the north (UID 1465155, 1464922 and 1465034).
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(1)
Easting
436540
Northing
571020
Grid Reference
NZ436540571020
Sources
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1465261; Vertical aerial photograph reference number RAF 3G/TUD/UK/147 5133 15-APR-1946