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| HER Number: | MDV57602 |
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| Name: | Wreck of the Mars at Hartland Point |
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Summary
Site of the wreck of the Mars, a merchant smack lost at Hartland Point in 1860.
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: SS22NW33
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22NW/36/14
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WRECK (Lost, XIX - 1860 AD to 1860 AD)
Full description
National Monuments Record, SS22NW33 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV339976.
Merchant smack Mars. Lost at Hartland Point in 1860, following a collision. Built in 1834. Crew of 3, of whom 2 lost. Carrying general cargo.
Board of Trade, 1860, Untitled Source, 54 (Unknown). SDV339975.
Other details: Table 22.
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.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 55 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Mars. Merchant smack lost Hartland Point 1860, following a collision. Built in 1834. Crew 3, of whom 2 were lost. In general cargo.
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. 55. |
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| SDV339975 | Unknown: Board of Trade. 1860. Wreck Return. Unknown. 54. |
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| SDV339976 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. SS22NW33. National Monuments Record Index. Unknown. |
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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: | Aug 18 2023 3:51PM |
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