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HER Number:MDV57605
Name:Wreck of the Fame off Hartland Point

Summary

Site of the wreck of the Fame, an English two masted schooner which was wrecked off Hartland Point in 1866.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 22 27
Map Sheet:SS22NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishUnknown
Civil ParishHartland
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishHARTLAND
Ecclesiastical ParishOFFSHORE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SS22NW33
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22NW/36/15

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

National Monuments Record, SS22NW33 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV339965.

The English two masted schooner, Fame was wrecked off Hartland Point in 1866. It was built and registered in Brixham in 1821. On passage from London to Bristol in fertiliser. The owner/master was Buckingham. Crew of 5.

Lloyd's of London, 1866-1867, Untitled Source (Article in Monograph). SDV339963.

Other details: (F) number 58.

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

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.

Miller, M., 2001, List of Brixham Registered Ships (Monograph). SDV3025.

Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 51 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

Fame. English 2-masted schooner wrecked off Hartland Point 1866. Built and registered in Brixham, 1821. London to Bristol in fertiliser. Owner/master: Buckingham. Crew 5.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV3025Monograph: Miller, M.. 2001. List of Brixham Registered Ships. Brixham Built, Owned or Registered Vessels from 1784-1927. Unknown.
SDV337065Article in Serial: Unknown. 1905. Hartland and West Country Chronicle. 111. Unknown.
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. 51.
SDV339963Article in Monograph: Lloyd's of London. 1866-1867. Lloyd's Register. Microfiche.
SDV339965National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. SS22NW33. 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 3:47PM