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| HER Number: | MDV51964 |
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| Name: | Wreck of the Hoche on Blegberry Cliff, Hartland |
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Summary
Site of the wreck of the Hoche, a French cargo steamer, wrecked off Blegberry Cliff in 1882.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 222 261 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS22NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hartland |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARTLAND |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OFFSHORE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SS22NW47
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22NW/30
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WRECK (Wrecked, XIX - 1882 AD to 1882 AD)
Full description
National Monuments Record, SS22NW47 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV337064.
Built 1871. Engine: screw, 2 cylinder compound. Master: Lepietre. Crew 23.
Board of Trade, 1882, Untitled Source, 96 (Unknown). SDV337068.
Other details: Appendix Part 1-4.
Unknown, 1886, Untitled Source, 175 (Article in Serial). SDV7246.
Unknown, 1905, Untitled Source (Article in Serial). SDV337065.
French cargo vessel wrecked two miles south west of Hartland Point. Iron steamer in ballast. Totally wrecked in fog on Blegberry Cliff.
Larn, R., 1974, Devon Shipwrecks, 174, 256 (Monograph). SDV741.
According to Larn the vessel was wrecked at Speke's Mill Mouth.
Hartland Quay Museum, 1981, Guide to the Coast and Shipwrecks. North from Hartland Quay (Leaflet). SDV341566.
The boiler, anchor, rudder and other wreckage of the French steamship Hoche are visible at low tide. The Hoche went ashore at the north end of the beach on 1st July 1882 while en route from Rouen to Cardiff. The crew of 23 got safely ashore.
Larn, R. + Larn, B., 1995, Shipwreck Index of the British Isles. Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset (Monograph). SDV763.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 230 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
'Hoche'. French steamer; ran ashore in fog 1/7/1882 on Blegberry Cliff or Speke's Mill Mouth. Built 1871. Engine: screw, 2 cylinder compound. Master: Lepietre. Crew 23. Rouen to Cardiff. Boiler, anchor, rudder + other wreckage visible at low tide.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV337064 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. SS22NW47. National Monuments Record Index. Unknown. |
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| SDV337065 | Article in Serial: Unknown. 1905. Hartland and West Country Chronicle. 111. Unknown. |
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| SDV337068 | Unknown: Board of Trade. 1882. Wreck Return. Unknown. 96. |
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| 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. 230. |
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| SDV341566 | Leaflet: Hartland Quay Museum. 1981. Guide to the Coast and Shipwrecks. North from Hartland Quay. Hartland Quay Museum Leaflet. Leaflet + Digital. |
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| SDV7246 | Article in Serial: Unknown. 1886. La Societe Rouenaise de Transport Maritime - Rouen. 187. Unknown. 175. |
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| SDV741 | Monograph: Larn, R.. 1974. Devon Shipwrecks. Devon Shipwrecks. Digital + hardback. 174, 256. |
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| SDV763 | Monograph: Larn, R. + Larn, B.. 1995. Shipwreck Index of the British Isles. Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset. Shipwreck Index of the British Isles. Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset. Hardback Volume. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 11 2023 5:07PM |
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