Whitburn, Good Agreement

Whitburn, Good Agreement

HER Number
15009
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Whitburn, Good Agreement
Place
Whitburn
Map Sheet
NZ46SW
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
December 1784 wreck of English craft which stranded near Whitburn during a storm; a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Wright
Crew Lost: 2
Easting
441000
Northing
560000
Grid Reference
NZ441000560000
Sources
National Monuments Record (1388542); Newcastle Courant 11-DEC-1784, No.5644 Page(s)4; Newcastle Chronicle
11-DEC-1784, No.1067 Page(s)2; Newcastle Courant 24-DEC-1784, No.5646 Page(s)1