Herd Sand, stone pier
Herd Sand, stone pier
HER Number
6803
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sand, stone pier
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime
Site Type: Broad
Landing Point
Site Type: Specific
Pier
General Period
UNCERTAIN
Specific Period
Uncertain
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
A survey by The Arbeia Society in collaboration with St Andrews Institute of Marine Studies identified a stone pier rising 1 metres above the sea bed on Herd Sand, two-thirds of the way between the Groyne and the south pier. This is as yet undated. Requires further investigation.
Easting
437100
Northing
567900
Grid Reference
NZ437100567900
Sources
<< HER 6803 >> The Arbeia Society, 2004, The Coast from South Shields to Whitburn, p 17