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Ten (3ft x 3ft x 5ft high) anti-tank cubes blocking beach exit. They are in a single line, and, although some have been knocked by sea action from their original positions and are now buried deeply in the sand, they can still be seen to have been set corner to corner.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/05/03)
Type of site | CUBE |
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Location | At a gap in the dunes N of Druridge. |
Area |
Widdrington, Northumberland, England |
Grid reference |
NZ 27702 96508
NZ 27692 96542 |
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Concrete |
Recorder | Foot, William (English Heritage Defence Areas Project) |
Defence grouping |
Northumberland coast defences - Defences of the Northumberland coast line and immediate hinterland. |
Photographs |
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DOB site reference: | S0016612 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2003/05/03 |