Where: England · Europe · approx. 54.91, -1.38 (vicinity only)
Why this spot: Georgian shipbuilding to 20th century
What turns up: Clay pipes, Sunderland lustreware and pottery sherds, glass and bottle stoppers, coal, ballast and shipyard ironwork below the historic Wearmouth quays and yards.
Access: Gray area.
Wear foreshore is Crown Estate land with the harbour managed by the Port of Sunderland. Eyes-only searching is tolerated where the mud is safely reachable; metal detecting on the Crown foreshore needs no formal permit but is subject to The Crown Estate's terms and port controls, and finds above low water belong to the landowner unless Treasure. Report Treasure under the 1996 Act.
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Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.