Herd Sand, Annabella and Harriot
Herd Sand, Annabella and Harriot
HER Number
14701
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sand, Annabella and Harriot
Place
South Shields
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
1795 wreck of Scottish cargo vessel which stranded on the Herd Sand en route from Aberdeen to Newcastle-upon-Tyne with bale goods and logwood; a wooden sailing vessel.
Easting
437900
Northing
567300
Grid Reference
NZ437900567300
Sources
National Monuments Record (1392212); Newcastle Courant 03-JAN-1795, No.6169 Page(s)4; Newcastle Advertiser 17-JAN-1795 [issue number destroyed: paper mutilated] Page(s)2