Whitburn, breakwater

HER Number

13311

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Whitburn, breakwater

Place

Whitburn

Map Sheet

NZ46SW

Class

Maritime

Site Type: Broad

Sea Defences

Site Type: Specific

Breakwater

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Roughly hewn stone breakwater. Recorded by Phase 2 of the North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment. Recorded as actively eroding. Exposed sediments. Risk = high. Threat level 10.

Easting

441000

Northing

561280

Grid Reference

NZ441000561280

Sources

Archaeological Research Services, 2010, Phase 2 North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment, Project Record Number 412