Herd Sand, Excel
Herd Sand, Excel
HER Number
15102
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sand, Excel
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
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
Canadian brig stranded and lost against the South Pier in force 5 winds, February 1884. Built: 1866
Builder: MacNeil
Where Built: Prince Edward Island
Master: G Pearson
Crew: 8
Owner: S Stephens, London
Builder: MacNeil
Where Built: Prince Edward Island
Master: G Pearson
Crew: 8
Owner: S Stephens, London
Easting
437900
Northing
567300
Grid Reference
NZ437900567300
Sources
National Monuments Record (1001882);United Kingdom shipwreck index [pre publication typescript]; Richard and Bridget Larn 1997 Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 3. The east coast of England : Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland Section 6, County Durham (CF); Boswell Whitaker 1980 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 2 : South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade Page113