Sunderland, Isis (Iris)

HER Number

16055

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Sunderland, Isis (Iris)

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

1829 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded at Sunderland during a gale, after casting her ballast and parting from her anchors; a wooden sailing vessel.

Easting

441130

Northing

558190

Grid Reference

NZ441130558190

Sources

National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 1315908; Norwich Mercury 31-OCT-1829, No.5133 Page(s)2; Durham County Advertiser 17-OCT-1829, No.789 Page(s)3