Herd Sand, Quintilian (Quintillian, Quintillon
Herd Sand, Quintilian (Quintillian, Quintillon
HER Number
14932
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sand, Quintilian (Quintillian, Quintillon
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
1799 incident in which an English cargo vessel grounded on the Herd Sand, to be recovered shortly afterwards. En route from St. Petersburg to Shields, she was a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Armstrong
Easting
437900
Northing
567300
Grid Reference
NZ437900567300
Sources
National Monuments Record (971468); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 29-OCT-1799, No.4010; Newcastle Courant 02-NOV-1799, No.6421 Page(s)4