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North Shields Fish Quay foreshore

Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems
Sea potterySea pottery
Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: fishing-industry debris, and coal and iron from the old quays around the historic Fish Quay and Low Lights..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0), NPS (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Georgian to 20th century

Best foreshore is exposed at low tide near the Low Lights and Black Middens rocks; the Black Middens are notorious for wrecks, so respect any archaeological material.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Tidal foreshore, check tide times
soft mud and eroding ground in places.

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