Sunderland, Myrtle

HER Number

15197

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Sunderland, Myrtle

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ55NW

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

1826 wreck of Scottish cargo vessel which capsized and foundered off Sunderland en route from Klaipeda to London with oats; a wooden sailing vessel.

Easting

441000

Northing

558300

Grid Reference

NZ441000558300

Sources

National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 1407873; Durham County Advertiser 16-SEP-1826, No.628 Page 3; Newcastle Courant 16-SEP-1826, No.7823 Page 4