Tynemouth, Astrea

HER Number

14630

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Tynemouth, Astrea

Place

Tynemouth

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad

Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific

Collier

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

1793 wreck of English collier which stranded under Tynemouth Castle on attempting to return to Shields in adverse weather conditions. Laden with coal, she was a wooden sailing vessel.

Easting

437000

Northing

568900

Grid Reference

NZ437000568900

Sources

National Monuments Record (1391848); Newcastle Advertiser 23-MAR-1793, No.232 Page(s)2