Herd Sand, Sally

HER Number

14940

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Herd Sand, Sally

Place

South Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad

Sailing Vessel <By Form/Type>

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

1788 wreck of English craft which stranded on the Herd Sand; a wooden sailing vessel.

Easting

437900

Northing

567300

Grid Reference

NZ437900567300

Sources

National Monuments Record (1390185); Newcastle Courant 27-DEC-1788, No.5855 Page(s)4