Whitburn, Burnock

HER Number

14204

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Whitburn, Burnock

Place

Whitburn

Map Sheet

NZ46SW

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Specific

Wreck

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

Wrecked in the Great Storm of 12th November 1901 off Whitburn. A steamship. Registered in Ayr.

Easting

441000

Northing

562000

Grid Reference

NZ441000562000

Sources

Maritime Archaeology Project, 2006, The Great Storm of 1901 - Information and Education Pack (assembled by RJ Carlton and J Catling).