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Shooting

Port Clarence Rifle Ranges

54.600247, -1.207738

Port Clarence

Opened:

19th c

Closed:

1910

Reclaimed

Condition:

Home Teams/Clubs:

Last Updated:

1 Feb 2024

HER Description

NEHL - This long stretch of land north of Port Clarence was once the site of a large rifle range complex, opened for public use rather than military. It was built on reclaimed sand and mud flats, and featured at least 5 ranges. There were no buildings nor amenities, and access was reached via a long footpath from Tennant Salt Works or potentially the Greatham Creek Branch line.

It closed around 1910, and stood disused through this decade. By the 1930s nothing remained.

Ordnance Survey

'Sketches of The Coal Mines in Northumberland and Durham' T.H.Hair, published in 1844

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'Sketches of The Coal Mines in Northumberland and Durham' T.H.Hair, published in 1844

Historic Environment Records

Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past

Tyne and Wear: Sitelines

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Historic Ordnance Surveys provided by National Library of Scotland

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