Herd Sand, Gateshead
Herd Sand, Gateshead
HER Number
14778
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sand, Gateshead
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
1797 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded on the Herd Sand on arriving at Shields from Gothenburg with iron and deals; a wooden sailing vessel. Master: C Scaife
Crew: 7
Crew Lost: 4-5
Passengers: 1
Passengers Lost: 1
Crew: 7
Crew Lost: 4-5
Passengers: 1
Passengers Lost: 1
Easting
437900
Northing
567300
Grid Reference
NZ437900567300
Sources
National Monuments Record (1394100); Newcastle Courant 02-DEC-1797, No.6321 Page(s)4; Newcastle Advertiser 02-DEC-1797, No.477 Page(s)2; Newcastle Advertiser 09-JUN-1798, No.504 Page(s)2; Newcastle Advertiser 09-AUG-1800, No.617 Page(s)4; Newcastle Courant 16-JAN-1802, No.6536 Page(s)4