South Shields, Herd Sand, Maria

Tyne and Wear HER(14182): South Shields, Herd Sand, Maria - Details

HER Number:
14182

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, Maria

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Wreck

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
16th August 1845: MARIA - Dutch ship wrecked on the Black Middens or Herd Sands

Easting:
37

Northing:
67

Grid Reference:
NZ3767

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat P75; National Monuments Record (1362218)