Sunderland, Eagle

HER Number:
15180

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Eagle

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Cargo Vessel

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
1796 wreck of English cargo vessel which foundered after grounding on the North Rock, Sunderland, on her departure with coal; a wooden sailing vessel.

Easting:
441000

Northing:
558300

Grid Reference:
NZ441000558300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 1392910; Newcastle Courant 21-MAY-1796, No.6241 Page 4