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1987


N Tyneside


St. Mary's Island, concrete pillar


St. Mary's Island


NZ37NE




Marker Post


Modern


C20


Structure


A concrete pillar on rocks on the seaward side of the island. Used in the calibration of the coastal defence artillery at Tynemouth Castle (HER ref. 135). A similar pillar stands off the coast at South Shields.


3538


7544


NZ35387544



<< HER 1987 >> D. Heslop, 2002, Tynemouth Small Towns Report Pers. Comm. Chris Lambert, 1999, Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade; North Tyneside Council, 2005, St. Mary's Island Draft Conservation Area Character Statement; Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument No. 1464165; Vertical aerial photograph reference number RAF 3G/TUD/UK/8 5050 20-DEC-1945

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