Heritage railway stations · North East England
Touchstone
In or near Coatham.
Touchstone — Public artwork (sculpture) by Graham Johnson.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Redcar East · 0.7 km
- Free entry
About
Touchstone is a place of interest in the Scottish Lowlands. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Redcar parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Redcar East, about 0.7 km away. Postcode area TS10.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2021
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Touchstone may refer to: Touchstone (assaying tool), a stone used to identify precious metals Touchstone (metaphor), a means of assaying relative merits of a concept
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.6156, -1.0532
- District
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Parish
- Redcar and Cleveland, unparished area
- Postcode
- TS10 3AT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Redcar
- Nearest railway station
- Redcar East — 0.7 km
Sources
- osm: n8043232692 (ODbL)
- commons: Sculpture at the Zetland Park roundabout - geograph.org.uk - 2384650.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- wikipedia: Touchstone (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Lifelines
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Redcar East railway station
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Redcar Lifeboat Station
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Touchstone?
- Touchstone is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode TS10 3AT), in the parish of Redcar and Cleveland, unparished area.
- What is Touchstone?
- Touchstone — Public artwork (sculpture) by Graham Johnson.
- How do I get to Touchstone?
- The nearest railway station is Redcar East, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode TS10 3AT.
- Is Touchstone a protected site?
- Yes — Touchstone is part of the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Touchstone free to visit?
- Yes, Touchstone is free to enter.
- How do I get to Touchstone?
- The nearest railway station is Redcar East, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TS10 3AT.