CITiZAN's three teams of archaeologists have selected several key sites in their region to highlight examples of the wide range of archaeology we encounter on the foreshore: to increase awareness of England's coastal and intertidal heritage and to focus recording on particularly threatened sites.

 

Key zones by region

North

• Auburn Sands, Bridlington
• Beadnell, Northumberland
• Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire
• Earles Shipyard, Victoria Docks, Kingston-upon-Hull
• Howick, Northumberland
• St Patricks Chapel, Heysham Head
• Jenny Brown's Point, Silverdale
• North Ferriby
• Sefton Coast, Merseyside
• Thornton Cleveleys
• Godwin Battery, Kilnsea

South West

• Berry Head, Devon
• Brean Down, Somerset
• Brownsea Island, Dorset
• Calshot, Hampshire
• Chichester Harbour, West Sussex
• Dunster Beach, Somerset
• Forton Lake, Hampshire
• Gosport, Hampshire
• Gwithian, Cornwall
• Hatherwood Battery, Isle of Wight
• Kimmeridge, Dorset
• Langstone Harbour, Hampshire
• Lepe, Hampshire
• Middlebere Quay, Dorset
• Porlock Weir, Somerset
• Studland Bay, Dorset
• St Mary's, Isles of Scilly
• Turf Lock, Devon

South East

• Cudmore Grove, East Mersea
• Coonatto, Crowlink, Birling Gap
• Barge Graveyard, Maldon
• Hans Egede, Cliffe
• Palace Quay, Erwarton
• Pett Level, East Sussex
• Orford Ness, Suffolk
• Coalhouse Fort Park, Essex

The selection of such key sites is based on a range of criteria. A prime consideration is the quality and vulnerability of the features exposed, and for this the Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Surveys compiled for English Heritage (now Historic England) have been consulted, together with a number of major reports: some of these major titles are listed in the intertidal bibliography.

We have also implemented a series of themed outreach and training months over the summer season to provide a more focussed approach.