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| HER Number: | MDV43296 |
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| Name: | Wreck of the Harmony on Middle Ridge |
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Summary
Site of the wreck of the Harmony, a Polacker schooner which went ashore on the Middle Ridge in 1868.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 43 33 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Braunton |
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| Civil Parish | Northam |
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| District | North Devon |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OFFSHORE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43SW/3
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WRECK (Wrecked, XIX - 1868 AD to 1868 AD)
Full description
Boyle, V. C., 1932, The Bideford Polackers, 121, 429 (Article in Serial). SDV15290.
Coffin shaped.
Bouquet, M., 1963, The North Devon Polaccas, 120-126 (Article in Serial). SDV15604.
'Harmony'. Polacca schooner carrying coal. Went ashore on the Middle Ridge, April 1868. Crew saved by lifeboat.
Dick, A. M., 1992, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV15605.
It is unclear whether she was subsequently salved. A note and c 1906 sketch refer to a West Appledore ketch named Harmony, "formerly a polacker". Other details: Citing Boyle.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 545 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV15290 | Article in Serial: Boyle, V. C.. 1932. The Bideford Polackers. The Mariner's Mirror. 18. Unknown. 121, 429. |
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| SDV15604 | Article in Serial: Bouquet, M.. 1963. The North Devon Polaccas. The Mariner's Mirror. 49. Unknown. 120-126. |
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| SDV15605 | Personal Comment: Dick, A. M.. 1992. |
| SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 545. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 13 2015 9:35AM |
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