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| HER Number: | MDV51969 |
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| Name: | Wreck of the Souvenance on Upright Cliff, Hartland |
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Summary
Site of the wreck of the Souvenance, a French brigantine wrecked on Upright Cliff in 1868.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 228 270 |
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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: SS22NW37
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22NW/34
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WRECK (Wrecked, XIX - 1868 AD to 1868 AD)
Full description
National Monuments Record, SS22NW37 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV337074.
Souverance. A French merchant brig wrecked half a mile south of Hartland Point, 1868. Sail powered. Bilbao to Newport in iron ore. Built 1858. Stranded and lost in wind conditions north north west force 11. Crew 7, of whom 3 lost.
Board of Trade, 1868, Untitled Source, 23 (Unknown). SDV337073.
Other details: Table 21 (part 2).
Unknown, 1905, Untitled Source (Article in Serial). SDV337065.
Hartland Quay Museum, 1981, Guide to the Coast and Shipwrecks. North from Hartland Quay (Leaflet). SDV341566.
The French brigantine Souvenance was wrecked on Upright Cliff on 19th February 1868. Only four of the crew and the ship's dog survived.
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. 222 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
'Souverance'. French brigantine. Wrecked on upright cliff 19/2/1868. Sail powered. Bilbao to Newport in iron ore Built 1858. Stranded and lost in wind conditions nnw force 11. Crew 7, of whom 3 lost.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV337065 | Article in Serial: Unknown. 1905. Hartland and West Country Chronicle. 111. Unknown. |
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| SDV337073 | Unknown: Board of Trade. 1868. Wreck Return. Unknown. 23. |
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| SDV337074 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. SS22NW37. National Monuments Record Index. Unknown. |
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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. 222. |
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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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| 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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