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HER Number:MDV57604
Name:Wreck of the Queen off Hartland Point

Summary

Site of the wreck of the Queen, an English paddle steamer which was wrecked on Tings Rocks, Hartland Point in 1866.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 222 280
Map Sheet:SS22NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishUnknown
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishOFFSHORE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SS22NW35
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22NW/38

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WRECK (Wrecked, XIX - 1866 AD to 1866 AD)

Full description

National Monuments Record, SS22NW35 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV339968.

The English paddle steamer, Queen was wrecked on Tings Rocks, Hartland Point in 1866. Registered at St. Ives. In general cargo. 14 crew and 40 passengers.

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

Ordnance Survey, 1964, Untitled Source (Cartographic). SDV339898.

'Tense Rocks' shown on this map

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.

Other details: Index.

Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 52 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

Queen. English paddle steamer wrecked Tings Rocks, Hartland point, 1866. Registered St. Ives. In general cargo. 14 crew, 40 passengers. 'Tense Rocks' shown on OS 6inch 1964 map.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV337065Article in Serial: Unknown. 1905. Hartland and West Country Chronicle. 111. Unknown. 24.
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. 52.
SDV339898Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1964. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper).
SDV339968National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. SS22NW35. National Monuments Record Index. Unknown.
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.
SDV769Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1974. Admiralty Chart 1164b. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV770Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1979. 1178. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV771Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1979. Admiralty Chart 1179. 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 18 2023 3:48PM