Roker, North Beacon

Roker, North Beacon

HER Number

2709

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Roker, North Beacon

Place

Roker

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Communications

Site Type: Broad

Signalling Structure

Site Type: Specific

Beacon

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

North Beacon, on the south-east extremity of Roker Rocks. Probably a warning light.

Easting

441130

Northing

558900

Grid Reference

NZ441130558900

Sources

<< HER 2709 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8