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Summary

A hulk is visible, on the foreshore of the Skern between Appledore and Northam Burrows, on aerial photographs between the 1950s and 2007. Its position and alignment shifted between 1953 and 1957 but does not seem to have changed significantly since. The remains may be from a vessel brought into the Skern for salvage, possibly the ‘Goldseeker’ built in 1873.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43SE/253

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• HULK (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
• SHIP BREAKERS YARD? (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1953, RAF/58/1133 (F22), NMR RAF/58/1133 F21 0023-0024 28-MAY-1953 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349785.

A hulk is visible and is semi-submerged in the sand.

Royal Air Force, 1957, RAF/58/2205 F21, NMR RAF/58/2205 F21 0074-0075 05-JUL-1957 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349736.

The hulk has changed alignment and shifted to the south. Map object partly based on this source.

Royal Air Force, 1960, RAF/543/1017, NMR RAF/543/1017 PSFO-0093 SS4531/2 10-AUG-1960 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349659.

The hulk is visible and is almost flush with the surface of the sand.

GetMapping, 1999, 113/99, DCC GM/091/99 0115-0116 27-JUL-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349371.

The outline of the hulk is visible.

Environment Agency, 2006-2007, LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution), LIDAR SS4530NE Environment Agency D0072682 03-NOV-2006 to 03-FEB-2007 (Cartographic). SDV349850.

The outline of the hulk is visible.

Carter, D., 2009, Illustrated History of Appledore 2: Its life and people., 172 (Monograph). SDV349880.

Henry Hinks ran a breaker’s yard and utilised the Skern for breaking up vessels. The remains of the schooner 'Goldseeker' buit in 1873 and the Thames barge 'Shamrock' built in 1899 are sometimes visible. No specific references given.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.

A hulk, 27 metres long by 6.5 metres wide, is visible on the foreshore of the Skern between Appledore and Northam Burrows on aerial photographs between the 1950s and 2007. Centred on SS4579330817 and aligned north-north-west to south-south-east in aerial photographs taken in 1953, by 1957 it had shifted approximately 25 metres to the south and realigned to south-south-west to north-north-east. It was flush with the surface of the sand in aerial photographs taken in 1960, and remains visible in approximately the latter position in Lidar images dating to 2006-2007. The remains may be from a vessel brought into the Skern for salvage, possibly the ‘Goldseeker’ built in 1873.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349018	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV349371	Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999. 113/99. GetMapping Aerial Photograph. DCC GM/091/99 0115-0116 27-JUL-1999.
SDV349659	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1960. RAF/543/1017. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/543/1017 PSFO-0093 SS4531/2 10-AUG-1960.
SDV349736	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1957. RAF/58/2205 F21. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/58/2205 F21 0074-0075 05-JUL-1957.
SDV349785	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1953. RAF/58/1133 (F22). Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/58/1133 F21 0023-0024 28-MAY-1953. [Mapped features: #62007 ; #62008 ]
SDV349850	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2006-2007. LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SS4530NE Environment Agency D0072682 03-NOV-2006 to 03-FEB-2007.
SDV349880	Monograph: Carter, D.. 2009. Illustrated History of Appledore 2: Its life and people.. Illustrated History of Appledore 2: Its life and people.. Paperback Volume. 172.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project

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