South Shields, Herd Sand, Kitty

HER Number:
14827

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Herd Sand, Kitty

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

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:
1814 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded on the Herd Sand on her departure from Shields for London. Laden with coal and tar, she was a wooden sailing vessel.

Easting:
37900

Northing:
67300

Grid Reference:
NZ3790067300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1400804); Tyne Mercury 28-JUN-1814, No.631 Page(s)3; Newcastle Advertiser 28-JUN-1814, No.1341 Page(s)4