What is recorded here
Smuggler's Cave, Cullercoats Bay is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
Smuggler's Cave, Cullercoats Bay is a coastal cave formed in Carboniferous limestone through marine erosion and wave action. The cave's name reflects local folklore and historical suspicions of its use for smuggling goods along the North Sea coast during the 18th and 19th centuries.
The picture record does not grant public access. Use signed public paths and do not enter private land without permission.
Places near here
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Cullercoats BayBay · 227 yd
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Church of St GeorgeListed building · 334 yd
Cullercoats Lifeboat StationListed building · 367 yd
LongsandsBeach / strand · 688 yd
Marden Quarry ParkNature reserve · 1266 yd
South African War MemorialMemorial · 1.0 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.0 mi
Queen Victoria Statue, TynemouthMonument or public art · 1.1 mi
Tynemouth Priory and CastleCastle · 1.1 mi
'Life's Adventure' Sculpture, TynemouthPublic sculpture · 1.2 miOther information
Photo: Mike Quinn · CC BY-SA 2.0