Marsden, Souter Point, wreck

HER Number:
12923

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Marsden, Souter Point, wreck

Place:
Marsden

Map Sheet:
NZ46SW

Class:
Maritime

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Wreck

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19?

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
An unidentified wreck 200 metres out from the shingle beach, just south of Souter Lighthouse. In 12 metres of water. Recent dives have produced portholes and brass fittings. It is a relatively small wreck.

Easting:
418

Northing:
627

Grid Reference:
NZ418627

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Peter Collings, 1991, The New Divers Guide to the North-East Coast, page 22