Tynemouth, Sparrowhawk, Rachael
Tynemouth, Sparrowhawk, Rachael
HER Number
14572
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Tynemouth, Sparrowhawk, Rachael
Place
Tynemouth
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
1780 wreck of English craft which stranded on the Sparrowhawk on entering Shields; a wooden sailing vessel.Master: Simon Smith
Easting
437000
Northing
569000
Grid Reference
NZ437000569000
Sources
National Monuments Record (1387480); Newcastle Courant 30-SEP-1780, No.5426 Page(s)4