Herd Sand, Lucy
Herd Sand, Lucy
HER Number
14836
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sand, Lucy
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
Site Type: Specific
Brigantine
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
1804 incident in which an English brig grounded on the Herd Sand, on departing Shields for Jersey with coal; a wooden sailing vessel. She was recovered and sold. Master: Denton
Armament: carriage guns + swivels
Armament: carriage guns + swivels
Easting
437900
Northing
567300
Grid Reference
NZ437900567300
Sources
National Monuments Record (1395694); Newcastle Courant 29-SEP-1804, No.6677 Page(s)1; Newcastle Advertiser 29-SEP-1804, No.833 Page(s)4; Newcastle Courant 06-OCT-1804, No.6678 Page(s)1; Tyne Mercury 09-OCT-1804, No.124 Page(s)3