Heritage railway stations · Scottish Lowlands
Buoy
Also known as: Bwi, Baoi
Buoy is a place of interest in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Tynemouth · 0.8 km
- Free entry
About
Buoy is a place of interest in the Scottish Lowlands. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Tynemouth parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Tynemouth, about 0.8 km away. Postcode area NE30.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
A buoy (; boy, BOO-ee) is a floating device that can have many purposes. It can be anchored (stationary) or allowed to drift with ocean currents.
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Background
History
. The usual red color of the buoys has gained some attention even by artists.]] The ultimate origin of buoys is unknown, but by 1295 a seaman's manual referred to navigation buoys in the Guadalquivir River in Spain. To the north there are early medieval mentions of the French / Belgian River Maas being buoyed. Such early buoys were probably just timber beams or rafts, but in 1358 there is a record of a barrel buoy in the Dutch Maasmond (also known as the Maas Sluis or Maasgat). The simple barrel was difficult to secure to the seabed, and so a conical tonne was developed. They had a solid plug at the narrow end through which a mooring ring could be attached. By 1790 the older conical tonne…
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- Coordinates
- 55.0105, -1.4326
- District
- North Tyneside
- Parish
- North Tyneside, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE30 1JE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tynemouth
- Phone
- +44 191 257 4506
- Nearest railway station
- Tynemouth — 0.8 km
- Official site
- oldlowlight.co.uk
Sources
- osm: n4526508904 (ODbL)
- commons: Buoys, North Shields - geograph.org.uk - 3880943.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- wikipedia: Buoy (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Buoy?
- Buoy is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode NE30 1JE), in the parish of North Tyneside, unparished area.
- Is Buoy a protected site?
- Yes — Buoy is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Buoy free to visit?
- Yes, Buoy is free to enter.
- How do I get to Buoy?
- The nearest railway station is Tynemouth, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE30 1JE.