Northern Wave Trap

HER Number

7997

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Northern Wave Trap

Place

North Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Maritime

Site Type: Broad

Sea Defences

Site Type: Specific

Sea Defences

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Late nineteenth century Northern Wave Trap, composed of massive boulders with sandy foreshore beyond. Built after 1861 to supplement the piers at the entrance to the Tyne as a further progressive barrier to heavy seas at the river mouth. Angular embankment of massive boulders which served to break the force of the waves and to protect the Fish Quay structures and Clifford's Fort. Now owned by Port of Tyne Authority.

Easting

436370

Northing

568490

Grid Reference

NZ436370568490

Sources

Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2005, Brecky's Factory Site, Clifford's Fort, North Shields - Archaeological Assessment; North East Civic Trust, 2001, Clifford's Fort, North Shields - Draft Conservation Plan, page 59