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| HER Number: | MDV57594 |
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| Name: | Wreck of the Diligence off Hartland Point |
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Summary
Site of the wreck of the Diligence, a merchant schooner which foundered off Harland Point in 1842 following a collision.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 22 27 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS22NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Unknown |
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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: SS22NW25
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22NW/36/6
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WRECK (Wrecked, XIX - 1842 AD to 1842 AD)
Full description
National Monuments Record, SS22NW25 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV341719.
The merchant schooner, Diligence foundered off Hartland Point in 1842 following a collision. Sailing from Newport to ?
Board of Trade, 1842, Untitled Source, 36 (Unknown). SDV341720.
Other details: Appendix 3.
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1973, 1156 (Cartographic). SDV767.
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1974, Admiralty Chart 1164b (Cartographic). SDV769.
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1978, Admiralty Chart 2675 (Cartographic). SDV772.
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1979, 1178 (Cartographic). SDV770.
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1979, Admiralty Chart 1179 (Cartographic). SDV771.
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.
Diligence. Merchant schooner foundered off Hartland Point, 1842, following collision. Newport to ?
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 426 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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. 426. |
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| SDV341719 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. SS22NW25. National Monuments Record Index. Unknown. |
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| SDV341720 | Unknown: Board of Trade. 1842. Wreck Return. Unknown. 36. |
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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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| SDV766 | Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1980. Admiralty Chart 1123. Admiralty Chart. Unknown. |
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| SDV767 | Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1973. 1156. Admiralty Chart. Unknown. |
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| SDV769 | Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1974. Admiralty Chart 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. Admiralty Chart 1179. Admiralty Chart. Unknown. |
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| SDV772 | Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1978. Admiralty Chart 2675. Admiralty Chart. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 13 2026 2:51PM |
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