South Shields, Herd Sand, Diligence

HER Number:
14755

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, Diligence

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Sailing Vessel

Site Type: Specific:

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
1834 wreck of Scottish craft which stranded and bilged on the Herd Sand on her arrival at Shields from Leith. Constructed of wood, she was a sailing vessel. Master: Kirk

Easting:
37900

Northing:
67300

Grid Reference:
NZ3790067300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1387286); 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 (CF); Durham County Advertiser 31-JAN-1834, No.1013 Page(s)3; Durham County Advertiser 07-FEB-1834, No.1014 Page(s)3