Sunderland, Blagdon

HER Number

14287

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Sunderland, Blagdon

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad

Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific

Cargo Vessel

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

1829 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded near Hendon during a gale while trying to reach Sunderland harbour. This wooden sailing vessel is thought to have been in ballast.

Easting

441000

Northing

558000

Grid Reference

NZ441000558000

Sources

National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 1409208; Durham County Advertiser 17-OCT-1829, No.789 Page 3