Northumberland Dock, wreck of a timber boat
Northumberland Dock, wreck of a timber boat
HER Number
12693
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Northumberland Dock, wreck of a timber boat
Place
North Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Specific
Wreck
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Abandoned vessels, one a particularly large boat, are visible in the mud at low tide in Northumberland Dock near to Royal Quays. Parts of the old timber dock survives also.
Easting
433930
Northing
566340
Grid Reference
NZ433930566340
Sources
Paddy Taylor and Alan Williams, September 2009, Foreshore Archaeology on the River Tyne