Denton Burn, barrage balloon site

HER Number

11493

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Denton Burn, barrage balloon site

Place

Denton Burn

Map Sheet

NZ16SE

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Anti Aircraft Defence Site

Site Type: Specific

Barrage Balloon Site

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Levelled Earthwork

Description

WW2 barrage balloon site just to the west of Denton Dene. Formed of four concentric rings of mooring posts with an overall diameter of 52m. Probably two associated building platforms to the north-east. The site has since been levelled.

Easting

419950

Northing

564400

Grid Reference

NZ419950564400

Sources

English Heritage, 2008, Hadrian's Wall National Mapping Programme (1435872); Aerial Photograph RAF 3G/TUD/UK/147 5233 15-APR-1946