Anti-tank traps (Ancroft)
An example of Ironside's 'crust' at Holy Island. Photo by Northumberland County Council.
Vestiges of Sir Edmund Ironside's 'crust'. (1)
Line of anti-tank blocks. (2)
Series of World War II anti tank blocks preserved in the dune grass of the area between October 2009 and January 2010. (3)
The coastal crust anti tank blocks at Cheswick included gun positions. The mounting bolts for these are still in place. (4)
Site of anti-tank blocks, Goswick. Constructed as part of the Northumberland Coast Defences in the period 1940-41. Said to be still extant at time of survey [late 1990s?] but condition said to be unknown. (5a)
Sited to just above the high-water mark on the dunes at Cheswick Links, from examination of EH deskGIS mapping. (5b)
Several concrete anti-tank blocks were constructed in Ancroft parish. (5c) [See HER 12985]
A Second World War tank trap consisting of anti tank cubes is visible as structures on air photographs, centred at NU 0599 4555. The tank trap extends for a total distance of approximately 3.3km along the coastline. It appears to be associated with a coastal defence system (UID 1472613) and pillbox (UID 1421689) nearby. Elements are still extant on the latest 1989 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.
(5d)
General association with HER 4026 (pillbox), HER 34741 )WW2 coastal defence system), HER 34716 (tank trap). (5)
Line of anti-tank blocks. (2)
Series of World War II anti tank blocks preserved in the dune grass of the area between October 2009 and January 2010. (3)
The coastal crust anti tank blocks at Cheswick included gun positions. The mounting bolts for these are still in place. (4)
Site of anti-tank blocks, Goswick. Constructed as part of the Northumberland Coast Defences in the period 1940-41. Said to be still extant at time of survey [late 1990s?] but condition said to be unknown. (5a)
Sited to just above the high-water mark on the dunes at Cheswick Links, from examination of EH deskGIS mapping. (5b)
Several concrete anti-tank blocks were constructed in Ancroft parish. (5c) [See HER 12985]
A Second World War tank trap consisting of anti tank cubes is visible as structures on air photographs, centred at NU 0599 4555. The tank trap extends for a total distance of approximately 3.3km along the coastline. It appears to be associated with a coastal defence system (UID 1472613) and pillbox (UID 1421689) nearby. Elements are still extant on the latest 1989 Ordnance Survey vertical photography.
(5d)
General association with HER 4026 (pillbox), HER 34741 )WW2 coastal defence system), HER 34716 (tank trap). (5)
N4028
Second World War (1939 to 1945)
FIELD SURVEY, Northumberland Coastal Survey 1992; GUARD
MEASURED SURVEY, The Defence of Britain Project 2002; Council for British Archaeology
FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT), A Rapid Survey of Second World War remains within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 2010; Archaeological Research Services
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION, English Heritage: North East Coast NMP Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey ; Archaeological Research Services
MEASURED SURVEY, The Defence of Britain Project 2002; Council for British Archaeology
FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT), A Rapid Survey of Second World War remains within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 2010; Archaeological Research Services
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION, English Heritage: North East Coast NMP Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey ; Archaeological Research Services
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