Herd Sand, Friends Adventure

HER Number

14776

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Herd Sand, Friends Adventure

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

1793 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded on the Herd Sand after grounding at Tynemouth, while taking in her cargo of coal; a wooden sailing vessel.Master: Denham

Easting

437900

Northing

567300

Grid Reference

NZ437900567300

Sources

National Monuments Record (1391825); Newcastle Courant 16-FEB-1793, No.6071 Page(s)4; Newcastle Courant 02-MAR-1793, No.6073 Page(s)1