Sunderland, Syren

HER Number:
14293

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Syren

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Cargo Vessel

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
1829 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded near Hendon during a gale, while attempting to reach Sunderland harbour. Thought to have been in ballast, she was a wooden sailing vessel.

Easting:
41

Northing:
58

Grid Reference:
NZ4158

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 1409210; Durham County Advertiser 17-OCT-1829, No.789 Page 3