HeritageGateway - Home
Site Map
Text size: A A A
You are here: Home > > > > Devon & Dartmoor HER Result
Devon & Dartmoor HERPrintable version | About Devon & Dartmoor HER | Visit Devon & Dartmoor HER online...

See important guidance on the use of this record.

If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.


HER Number:MDV57584
Name:Wreck of the Nettleton at Knapp Head, Hartland

Summary

Site of the wreck of the Nettleton, a steamer wrecked at Knapp Head in 1916.

Location

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

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SS21NW29
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS21NW/519

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WRECK (Wrecked, World War I - 1916 AD to 1916 AD)

Full description

NMR, SS21NW29 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV337131.

Nettleton. Steamer wrecked Knapp Head, 1916.

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.

Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 448 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

Nettleton. Steamer wrecked at Knapp Head, 1916.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV337131National Monuments Record Database: NMR. SS21NW29. 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. 448.
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:Mar 20 2026 1:29PM

Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.