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| HER Number: | MDV51987 |
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| Name: | Wreck of the Empire Grove near Hole Rock, off Hartland |
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Summary
Site of the wreck of the Empire Grove, a motor vessel wrecked near Hole Rock in 1941.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 222 228 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS22SW |
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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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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22SW/66
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WRECK (Wrecked, World War II - 1941 AD to 1941 AD)
Full description
NMR, SS26SE1 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV337115.
Empire Grove. British Motorised vessel lost 2 miles SW of Hartland Point, 1941.
Hayle to Cardiff in ballast.
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1974, 1164b (Cartographic). SDV769.
Larn, R., 1974, Devon Shipwrecks, 183 (Monograph). SDV741.
Lost Longpeak, 16/10/1941.
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1979, 1178 (Cartographic). SDV770.
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1979, 1179 (Cartographic). SDV771.
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1980, 1121 (Cartographic). SDV765.
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1980, 1123 (Cartographic). SDV766.
Hartland Quay Museum, 1981, Untitled Source (Leaflet). SDV8168.
'Empire Grove' motor vessel wrecked on maiden voyage 18/10/1941, near Hole Rock.
Dick, A. M., 1997, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV337116.
NMR give erroneous NGR 'SS2624'.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 196 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
'Empire Grove' motor vessel wrecked on maiden voyage 18/10/1941, near Hole Rock.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV337115 | National Monuments Record Database: NMR. SS26SE1. NMR Index. Digital. |
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| SDV337116 | Personal Comment: Dick, A. M.. 1997. |
| 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. 196. |
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| SDV741 | Monograph: Larn, R.. 1974. Devon Shipwrecks. Devon Shipwrecks. Hardback Volume. 183. |
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| SDV765 | Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1980. 1121. Admiralty Chart. Unknown. |
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| SDV766 | Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1980. 1123. Admiralty Chart. Unknown. |
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| SDV769 | Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1974. 1164b. Admiralty Chart. Unknown. |
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| SDV770 | Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1979. 1178. Admiralty Chart. Unknown. |
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| SDV771 | Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1979. 1179. Admiralty Chart. Unknown. |
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| SDV8168 | Leaflet: Hartland Quay Museum. 1981. The Hartland Quay Museum Guides. Leaflet. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 13 2015 9:00AM |
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