Herd Sand, Sylvanus

HER Number

14955

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Herd Sand, Sylvanus

Place

South Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Specific

Craft

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

1820 wreck of English craft which stranded on the Herd Sand during a snowstorm. The storm also saw the PROVIDENCE...THOMAS & ALICE and TWO BROTHERS...RESOLUTION stranded on the Herd Sand.

Easting

437900

Northing

567300

Grid Reference

NZ437900567300

Sources

National Monuments Record (1404363); Durham County Advertiser 22-JAN-1820, No.281 Page(s)3; Newcastle Courant 22-JAN-1820, No.7476 Page(s)4; Newcastle Courant 29-JAN-1820, No.7477 Page(s)4