Herd Sand, Flaxton
Herd Sand, Flaxton
HER Number
14769
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sand, Flaxton
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
1804 incident in which an English cargo vessel grounded on the Herd Sand en route from Klaipeda to Kingston-on-Hull with timber, rape seed, and hides. This wooden sailing vessel was shortly afterwards recovered. Built: circa 1792
Where Built: United Kingdom
Master: Bilton
Where Built: United Kingdom
Master: Bilton
Easting
437900
Northing
567300
Grid Reference
NZ437900567300
Sources
National Monuments Record (1339815); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 09-NOV-1804, No.4504; Richard and Bridget Larn 1997 Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 3. The east coast of England : Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland Section 6, County Durham (CF); Newcastle Advertiser 10-NOV-1804, No.839 Page(s)4; Newcastle Courant 10-NOV-1804, No.6683 Page(s)4; Newcastle Courant 17-NOV-1804, No.6684 Page(s)1