Herd Sand, Traveller
Herd Sand, Traveller
HER Number
14959
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sand, Traveller
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
1823 wreck of English brig which stranded on the Herd Sand on attempting to enter Shields after being driven back in a gale. Originally bound from Sunderland to London with coal. Master: Kersley
Passengers: 1
Passengers: 1
Easting
437900
Northing
567300
Grid Reference
NZ437900567300
Sources
National Monuments Record (971625); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 07-FEB-1823, No.5775; Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)49-50; Durham County Advertiser
08-FEB-1823, No.440 Page(s)3; Newcastle Courant 08-FEB-1823, No.7635 Page(s)4
08-FEB-1823, No.440 Page(s)3; Newcastle Courant 08-FEB-1823, No.7635 Page(s)4