Black Middens, Unity

HER Number

14230

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Black Middens, Unity

Place

Tynemouth

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad

Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific

Cargo Vessel

General Period

UNCERTAIN

Specific Period

Uncertain

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

1827 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded on the Black Middens after grounding on the bar in entering Shields in ballast; a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Murphy

Easting

437000

Northing

568000

Grid Reference

NZ437000568000

Sources

Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 22-MAY-1827, No.6222; Newcastle Courant 26-MAY-1827, No.7859 Page(s)1; Durham County Advertiser 26-MAY-1827, No.664 Page(s)3; National Monuments Record 1349339