Sparrowhawk, Rose in June

HER Number

14565

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Sparrowhawk, Rose in June

Place

Tynemouth

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

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

1772 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded on the Sparrowhawk on arriving at Shields from London in ballast; a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Rockwood

Easting

437000

Northing

569000

Grid Reference

NZ437000569000

Sources

National Monuments Record (1386796); Newcastle Courant 07-MAR-1772, No.4981 Page(s)2