South Shields, Herd Sand, Fortune (Swan)

HER Number:
14773

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, Fortune (Swan)

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Sailing Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Snow

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
1805 wreck of English snow which stranded on the Herd Sand on arriving at Shields with her cargo of barley; a wooden sailing vessel.

Easting:
37900

Northing:
67300

Grid Reference:
NZ3790067300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1340644); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 17-DEC-1805, No.4280; Newcastle Advertiser 14-DEC-1805, No.896 Page(s)1, 4; Newcastle Courant 14-DEC-1805, No.6740 Page(s)4; Newcastle Courant 28-DEC-1805, No.6742 Page(s)4