Buoys
Buoys is a work of art in England, United Kingdom. Buoys is situated nearby to the ruins Clifford’s Fort, as well as near the pub Low Lights Tavern.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Clifford’s Fort and Fish Quay Low Light.
Clifford’s Fort
Ruins
Photo: Barabbas1312, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Clifford's Fort was a defensive gun battery established near the mouth of the Tyne during the Anglo-Dutch Wars in the 17th century. It subsequently served as a submarine mining depot and survives today as a scheduled monument in the historic Fish Quay area of North Shields, Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Clifford’s Fort is situated 420 feet southwest of Buoys.
Fish Quay Low Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 710 feet southwest of Buoys.
Arbeia
Archaeological site
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arbeia was a large Roman fort in South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England, now ruined, and which has been partially reconstructed. It was first excavated in the 1870s. Arbeia is situated 2,400 feet south of Buoys.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tynemouth and North Shields.
Tynemouth
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
North Shields
Town
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Shields is a town in the borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It is 8 miles north-east of Newcastle upon Tyne and borders nearby Wallsend and Tynemouth.
South Shields
Town
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Buoys
- Type: Work of art
- Category: tourism
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.01071° or 55° 0′ 39″ northLongitude
-1.43251° or 1° 25′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C7W2H68+7XOpenStreetMap ID
node 4526508920OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artwork
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