Long Sands, Amalie

HER Number

14242

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Long Sands, Amalie

Place

Tynemouth

Map Sheet

NZ37SE

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

In December 1870 the north-east coast was hit by severe weather. On 8th December there was a gale from the south-east which brought heavy rain and created huge waves. On 9th December the Norwegian schooner AMALIE came crashing ashore on the north end of the Long Sands close to the CITY OF BRISTOL.

Easting

436000

Northing

570000

Grid Reference

NZ436000570000

Sources

Dick Keys and Ken Smith, 2005, Tall Ships on the Tyne, p 10