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

Sources

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