Herd Sand, John and Jane

HER Number

14824

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Herd Sand, John and Jane

Place

South Shields

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

1758 wreck of British collier which stranded on the Herd Sand on leaving Shields; a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Israel Blackburn

Easting

437900

Northing

567300

Grid Reference

NZ437900567300

Sources

National Monuments Record (1385533); Newcastle Courant 13-MAY-1758, No.4260 Page(s)3