South Shields, Herd Sand, Countess of Durham

HER Number:
14751

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, Countess of Durham

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Sailing Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Barque

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
This barque drove on the Herd Sand in westerly wind conditions, having broken from her moorings. The wreck was sold whilst still on the Herd Sand for 24 [sterling].

Easting:
37900

Northing:
67300

Grid Reference:
NZ3790067300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (987150); United Kingdom shipwreck index [pre publication typescript]; Richard and Bridget Larn 1997 Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 3. The east coast of England : Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland Section 6, County Durham