Souter Point, William and Jane

HER Number

15043

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Souter Point, William and Jane

Place

South Shields

Map Sheet

NZ56SW

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad

Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific

Cargo Vessel

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

June 1793 wreck of British cargo vessel which foundered a little north of Souter Point following a collision with the Garland on her passage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne with coal. The crew were saved.

Easting

441400

Northing

562000

Grid Reference

NZ441400562000

Sources

National Monuments Record (1391879); Newcastle Advertiser 08-JUN-1793, No.243 Page(s)2; Newcastle Courant 08-JUN-1793, No.6087 Page(s)4