Herd Groyne Lighthouse

South Shields is a coastal port town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England; it lies on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. The town was known in Roman times as Arbeia and as Caer Urfa by the Early Middle Ages.

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Type: Lighthouse
Description: lighthouse in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Also known as: “Herd Groyne Light” and “The South Groyne”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arbeia and Black Middens.

Arbeia

Archaeological site

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Arbeia was a large Roman fort in South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England, now ruined and partially reconstructed. It was first excavated in the 1870s. All modern buildings on the site were cleared in the 1970s. Arbeia is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Herd Groyne Lighthouse.

Black Middens

Reef

The Black Middens is a reef at the mouth of the River Tyne in North East England, noted for the danger it poses to shipping. Black Middens is situated 1,600 feet north of Herd Groyne Lighthouse.

Fish Quay Low Light

Lighthouse

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The High and Low Lights of North Shields are decommissioned leading lights in North Shields, Tyne and Wear in the United Kingdom. Two pairs of lights survive: the older pair date from 1727 and were operational until 1810; the newer pair then took over, remaining in use until 1999. Fish Quay Low Light is situated 2,200 feet west of Herd Groyne Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tynemouth and South Shields.

Tynemouth

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Tynemouth is a large town in Tyne and Wear in northeast England, nine miles east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It's the largest of a series of towns on the north bank of the Tyne estuary, running into North Shields to the west and Cullercoats to the north, also described on this page.