Ryton Haugh, aircraft obstructions

HER Number

11485

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Ryton Haugh, aircraft obstructions

Place

Ryton

Map Sheet

NZ16SE

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Defence Obstruction

Site Type: Specific

Aircraft Obstruction

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Destroyed Monument

Description

An area of WW2 aircraft obstructions at Ryton Haugh. Formed by a network of continuous ditches with adjacent upcast banks of spoil, covering an area measuring around 700m by 400m. The ditches have been destroyed by later development. This is the site of Blaydon Race Course and later Stella South Power Station.

Easting

417360

Northing

564390

Grid Reference

NZ417360564390

Sources

English Heritage, 2008, Hadrian's Wall National Mapping Programme (1436049); Aerial Photograph RAF FNO/129 1098 01-SEP-1942