Herd Sand, Scylla

HER Number

15100

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Herd Sand, Scylla

Place

South Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad

Sailing Vessel <By Rig>

Site Type: Specific

Schooner

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

Schooner ran ashore on the south side of the south pier, November 1874 during gales. Crew saved. Master: George Carville
Crew: 6
Owner: William Holdon, Whitstable

Easting

437900

Northing

567300

Grid Reference

NZ437900567300

Sources

National Monuments Record (1366854); Boswell Whitaker 1980 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 2 : South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade Page(s)85-6