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HER Number:	MDV51963
Name:	Wreck of the Grecian under Berry Cliff, Hartland

Summary

Site of the wreck of the Grecian, a 200 ton brig with a cargo of flour which was wrecked under Berry Cliff in the 1840s.

Location

Grid Reference:	SS 224 258
Map Sheet:	SS22NW
Admin Area	Devon
Civil Parish	Hartland
District	Torridge
Ecclesiastical Parish	HARTLAND
Ecclesiastical Parish	OFFSHORE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22NW/29

Monument Type(s) and Dates

WRECK (Wrecked, XIX - 1840 AD to 1849 AD)

Full description

Hartland Quay Museum, 1981, Guide to the Coast and Shipwrecks. North from Hartland Quay (Leaflet). SDV341566.

The 200 ton brig, Grecian, carryiing flour, was wrecked in the 1840s under Berry Cliff, to the north of Blackpool Beach.

Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 226 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

'Grecian'. 200 ton brig carrying flour wrecked in 1840's. A watercolour probably depicting this wreck hangs in Hartland Quay museum.

Sources / Further Reading

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. 226.


SDV341566	Leaflet: Hartland Quay Museum. 1981. Guide to the Coast and Shipwrecks. North from Hartland Quay. Hartland Quay Museum Leaflet. Leaflet + Digital. [Mapped feature: #32506 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Date Last Edited:	Aug 11 2023 5:06PM

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