Trow Rocks, pillbox

HER Number

13295

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Trow Rocks, pillbox

Place

Trow Rocks

Map Sheet

NZ36NW

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

Structure

Description

Collapsed pillbox. Recorded by Phase 2 of the North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment. Recorded as at risk from direct erosion. Rock fall. Collapsed onto beach, complete but upside down. Risk = imminent. Threat level 10.

Easting

438290

Northing

566670

Grid Reference

NZ438290566670

Sources

Archaeological Research Services, 2010, Phase 2 North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment, Project Record Number 139