Collingwood Monument
The Collingwood Monument is a Grade II* listed monument in Tynemouth, England, dedicated to Vice Admiral Lord Cuthbert Collingwood. A Napoleonic-era admiral noted for being second-in-command to Admiral Lord Nelson during the Battle of Trafalgar, Collingwood is sometimes referred to as the forgotten hero of Trafalgar.Photo: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: monument in Tynemouth, England
- Also known as: “Admiral Lord Collingwood Monument” and “Collingwood Monument and guns”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tynemouth Priory and Castle and Black Middens.
Tynemouth Priory and Castle
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tynemouth Priory and Castle is an historic site located on a promontory at the mouth of the Tyne at Tynemouth. The medieval Benedictine priory was protected by walls, towers, and a gatehouse. Tynemouth Priory and Castle is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Collingwood Monument.
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 960 feet southwest of Collingwood Monument.
Tynemouth Metro station
Railway station
Photo: SpaceBoy86, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tynemouth is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the coastal town of Tynemouth, North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network as a terminus station on 11 August 1980, following the opening of the first phase of the network, between Haymarket and Tynemouth via Four Lane Ends. Tynemouth Metro station is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Collingwood Monument.
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.
Collingwood Monument
- Categories: monument, statue, tourism, and historic site
- Location: North Tyneside, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.01476° or 55° 0′ 53″ northLongitude
-1.42012° or 1° 25′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C7W2H7H+WXOpenStreetMap ID
way 104015360OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q17534743
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Collingwood Monument” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “تمثال كولينجوود”
- Spanish: “Monumento Collingwood”
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