Marsden lime kilns
Marsden lime kilns is a building in South Tyneside, England. Marsden lime kilns is situated nearby to Marsden Quarry, as well as near the museum Souter Lighthouse.Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: lime kiln in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
- Also known as: “Marsden Lime Kilns”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Souter Lighthouse and Marsden Rock.
Souter Lighthouse
Museum
Photo: Glenn Scott, Public domain.
Souter Lighthouse is a lighthouse located to the North of Whitburn, South Tyneside, England. Souter Point was the first lighthouse in the world to be actually designed and built specifically to use alternating electric current, the most advanced lighthouse technology of its day. Souter Lighthouse is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Marsden lime kilns.
Marsden Rock
Photo: Susan McGinty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marsden Rock is a rock in Tyne and Wear, North East England, situated in Marsden, South Shields. It is overlooked by the Marsden Grotto. The rock is a 90 feet sea stack of Magnesian Limestone which lies approximately 300 feet off the main cliff face.
Marsden Grotto
Restaurant
Photo: PaulLomax, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Marsden Grotto, locally known as The Grotto, is a gastropub located on the coast at Marsden in South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England. It is partly dug into the cliff face and fronted with a more conventional building opening onto the beach. Marsden Grotto is situated 2,300 feet northwest of Marsden lime kilns.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitburn and Harton.
Whitburn
Village
Photo: peter robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitburn is a village in South Tyneside, in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear on the coast of North East England. It is located 3 miles north of the city of Sunderland and 4 miles south of the town of South Shields.
Harton
Suburb
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harton is a suburban area of South Shields, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It was historically a village, however as the urban area grew it merged with its adjacent villages to become part of the town. Harton is situated 2 miles west of Marsden lime kilns.
Cleadon
Village
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cleadon is a suburban village in South Tyneside in the North East of England. Prior to the creation of Tyne and Wear in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, the village was part of the historic County Durham. Cleadon is situated 2 miles southwest of Marsden lime kilns.
Marsden lime kilns
- Categories: lime kiln and historic site
- Location: South Tyneside, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.97272° or 54° 58′ 22″ northLongitude
-1.3694° or 1° 22′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C6WXJFJ+36OpenStreetMap ID
way 236136531OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=kilnWikidata ID
Q17640693
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