Denton Burn, Barrage Balloon Site

HER Number

11509

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Denton Burn, Barrage Balloon Site

Place

Denton Burn

Map Sheet

NZ16NE

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. Approximately 22m in diameter. Now school fields.

Easting

419810

Northing

565160

Grid Reference

NZ419810565160

Sources

English Heritage, 2008, Hadrian's Wall National Mapping Programme (1438032); Aerial Photograph RAF 3G/TUD/UK/94 5047 29-Mar-1946