Tynemouth, Tynemouth Head, Peace

HER Number:
14562

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Tynemouth, Tynemouth Head, Peace

Place:
Tynemouth

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Sailing Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Brigantine

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
1818 wreck of English brig which stranded on the Spanish Battery Rocks during a gale, on her arrival at Shields from London; a wooden sailing vessel.

Easting:
37

Northing:
69

Grid Reference:
NZ3769

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (973407);Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 10-MAR-1818, No.5261; Newcastle Courant 07-MAR-1818, No.7378 Page(s)4; Newcastle Courant 14-MAR-1818, No.7379 Page(s)4; Newcastle Courant 28-MAR-1818, No.7381 Page(s)4