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HER Number:MDV57583
Name:Wreck of the Nancy at Welcombe Mouth

Summary

Site of the wreck of the Nancy, a merchant sloop, which was wrecked at Welcombe Mouth in 1874.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 20 18
Map Sheet:SS21NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishWelcombe
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishOFFSHORE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SS21NW27
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS21NW/518

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WRECK (Wrecked, XIX - 1874 AD to 1874 AD)

Full description

NMR, SS21NW27 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV337127.

Nancy. British merchant sloop wrecked at Welcombe Mouth 1874. Sailing vessel registered Padstow. Bude to ? in coal. Crew of 3 lost.

Unknown, 1905, Untitled Source, 24 (Article in Serial). SDV337065.

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1973, 1156 (Cartographic). SDV767.

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1978, Admiralty Chart 2675 (Cartographic). SDV772.

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1979, 1178 (Cartographic). SDV770.

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1980, Admiralty Chart 1123 (Cartographic). SDV766.

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. 462 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV337065Article in Serial: Unknown. 1905. Hartland and West Country Chronicle. 111. Unknown. 24.
SDV337127National Monuments Record Database: NMR. SS21NW27. NMR Index. Digital.
SDV339712Report - 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. 462.
SDV763Monograph: 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.
SDV766Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1980. Admiralty Chart 1123. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV767Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1973. 1156. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV770Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1979. 1178. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV772Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1978. Admiralty Chart 2675. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 10 2023 6:58PM