Cullercoats, pillbox

HER Number

13603

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Cullercoats, pillbox

Place

Cullercoats

Map Sheet

NZ37SE

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

Demolished Building

Description

A Second World War pillbox is visible as a structure on air photographs, at NZ 3651 7078. No surface features are visible on the latest 1988 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.

Easting

436511

Northing

570778

Grid Reference

NZ436511570778

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument No. 1465250; Vertical aerial photograph reference number RAF 3G/TUD/UK/147 5133 15-APR-1946