Herd Sand, Lord Hill of Moruco

HER Number

14833

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Herd Sand, Lord Hill of Moruco

Place

South Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Specific

Craft

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

1858 6th November. During this great gale the LORD HILL OF MORUCO wrecked on the Herd Sand

Easting

437900

Northing

567300

Grid Reference

NZ437900567300

Sources

National Monuments Record (1364747); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page93