Beadnell anti-tank blocks
Beadnell anti-tank blocks (81602)
- Easting
- 423726
- Northing
- 628560
A line of four anti-tank blocks incorporated into the rock armor protecting Beadnell harbor pier. It seems likely that they are associated with site 30124 (Tank trap) a line of anti-tank blocks protecting Beadnell harbor visible of World War II aerial photography.
- Period
- Modern (1901 and later)
- Period comments
The structures date to the Second World War, their reuse as coastal defenses dates to the mid-20th century.
- The earliest date of the feature, as a year, if known
- 1939
- The latest date of the feature, as a year, if known
- 1945
- Monument Type - Broad
- Military coastal defences
- Monument Type - Narrow
- Monument Description
- Evidence Type - Broad
- Structure
- Evidence Type - Narrow
- Moved
- Evidence Description
- A man-made construction or object (such as a gravestone), which has been moved from its original site either through active human intervention or natural processes such as erosion. For buildings, which have been moved, use MOVED BUILDING.
- Object Type - Broad
- Object Type - Narrow
- Object Description
- Height OD (m)
- How accessible is the feature?
- Not accessible, but visible from public path/road/adjacent land
- Accessibility comments
The site is visible from the walkway around the edge of the harbor, access to the site itself is not possible.
Other records:
- NRHE Number
- Unknown
- NT HBSMR Number
- Unknown
- HER Event Number
- Unknown
- External Link
- None
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- Date of survey
- 8th January, 2016
- Feature located?
- Yes
- State of the tide
- Mid
- Proximity to coast edge
- Coast edge
- Coastal processes
- Not eroding
- Is there a coastal defence?
- Yes
- Other threats?
- If other, please specify
- How visible are the remains? ABOVE GROUND
- Highly visible (substantial remains)
- How visible are the remains in the face of the cliff, ridge or dune? IN SECTION
- Do you know if the feature is?
- Is not locally known
- What actions (if any) would you recommend for this feature?
- Do you have any other comments?
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