Herd Sand, Betsey

HER Number

14711

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Herd Sand, Betsey

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

1779 wreck of Scottish cargo vessel which stranded on the Herd Sand en route from Gothenburg to Leith with iron and deals; a wooden sailing vessel.

Easting

437900

Northing

567300

Grid Reference

NZ437900567300

Sources

National Monuments Record (971430); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 26-NOV-1779, No.1114; Newcastle Courant 20-NOV-1779, No.5381 Page(s)4