Trow Rocks, gun emplacement

HER Number

13309

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Trow Rocks, gun emplacement

Place

Trow Rocks

Map Sheet

NZ36NW

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Fortification

Site Type: Specific

Gun Emplacement

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

20th Century 1901 to 2000

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Reserve gun emplacement. Recorded by Phase 2 of the North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment. Recorded as partially buried. Bedrock cliff retreat. Risk = high. Threat level 7.

Easting

438380

Northing

566650

Grid Reference

NZ438380566650

Sources

Archaeological Research Services, 2010, Phase 2 North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment, Project Record Number 122