Herd Sand Beacon

Herd Sand Beacon

HER Number

2333

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Herd Sand Beacon

Place

South Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

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

Historic Ordnance Survey Map evidence shows the location of Herd Sand Beacon.

Easting

436530

Northing

568260

Grid Reference

NZ436530568260

Sources

<< HER 2333 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4