Herd Sand, Osbaldeston

HER Number

14919

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Herd Sand, Osbaldeston

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

1823 wreck of cargo vessel which foundered after grounding on the Herd Sand. Laden with coal, she was a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Stoker

Easting

437900

Northing

567300

Grid Reference

NZ437900567300

Sources

National Monuments Record (971637); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 16-DEC-1823, No.5864