Whitburn, Whitburn Steel, Margaret and Jane

HER Number:
15145

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Whitburn, Whitburn Steel, Margaret and Jane

Place:
Whitburn

Map Sheet:
NZ46SW

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:
English Cargo Vessel ran aground in bad weather on rocks near South Point. The crew of 8 were rescued by lifeboat. Master: William Shield

Easting:
41

Northing:
60

Grid Reference:
NZ4160

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1364983); 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)