Herd Sand, Good Design
Herd Sand, Good Design
HER Number
14782
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sand, Good Design
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
Site Type: Specific
Collier
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
1784 wreck of British collier which stranded on the Herd Sand during a storm; a wooden sailing vessel.
Easting
437900
Northing
567300
Grid Reference
NZ437900567300
Sources
National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBERS 1388540 and 1388312; Newcastle Courant 11-DEC-1784, No.5644 Page 4; Newcastle Courant 22-JAN-1785, No.5650 Page 1; Newcastle Chronicle 11-DEC-1784, No.1067 Page 2