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| HER Number: | MDV128838 |
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| Name: | Shipwreck burials at Morthoe |
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Summary
There are six entries in the Morthoe Register to the burial of a shipwrecked sailor. They all occur between February and April 1799 and may, therefore, be crew from HMS Weazle which was wrecked off Baggy Point in February 1799.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 456 451 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS44NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Mortehoe |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORTEHOE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHIPWRECK GRAVE (XVIII - 1799 AD to 1799 AD)
Full description
Balfour, H. S., 1970, The Wreck of the HMS Weazle, 106 (Article in Serial). SDV73905.
There are six entries in the Morthoe Register to the burial of a shipwrecked sailor. They all occur between February and April 1799 and may, therefore, be crew from HMS Weazle which was wrecked off Baggy Point in February 1799.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV73905 | Article in Serial: Balfour, H. S.. 1970. The Wreck of the HMS Weazle. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 102. Hardback Volume + Digital. 106. [Mapped feature: #126739 Map object approximate, based on this source., ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV218 | Related to: Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Mortehoe (Building) |
| MDV14591 | Related to: Wreck of HMS Weazle off Baggy Point (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 19 2020 4:19PM |
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