Marsden, Souter Point, wreck

HER Number

12923

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Marsden, Souter Point, wreck

Place

Marsden

Map Sheet

NZ46SW

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Specific

Wreck

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

An unidentified wreck 200 metres out from the shingle beach, just south of Souter Lighthouse. In 12 metres of water. Recent dives have produced portholes and brass fittings. It is a relatively small wreck.

Easting

441800

Northing

562700

Grid Reference

NZ441800562700

Sources

Peter Collings, 1991, The New Divers Guide to the North-East Coast, page 22