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| HER Number: | MDV57613 |
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| Name: | Wreck of the Royal Saxon at Warren Cliff, Hartland |
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Summary
Site of the wreck of the Royal Saxon, a British steam tug which was wrecked at Warren Cliff, near Hartland Quay in 1886.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 224 249 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS22SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hartland |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARTLAND |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22SW/70
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WRECK (Wrecked, XIX - 1886 AD to 1886 AD)
Full description
NMR, SS22NW50 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV339989.
British steam tug 'Royal Saxon', wrecked at Warren Cliff, near Hartland Quay in 1886. Built 1885. On passage from Falmouth to Cardiff in ballast. Master: Davies. Crew 7. Described by Hartland Chronicle as a smack.
Board of Trade, 1886, Untitled Source, 141 (Unknown). SDV339988.
Other details: Appendix C; Table 1.
Unknown, 1905, Untitled Source, 24 (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.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 60 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Royal Saxon. British steam tug wrecked at Warren Cliff, near Hartland Quay, 1886. Built 1885. Falmouth to Cardiff in ballast. Master: Davies. Crew 7. Described by Hartland Chronicle as a smack.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV337065 | Article in Serial: Unknown. 1905. Hartland and West Country Chronicle. 111. Unknown. 24. |
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| 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. 60. |
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| SDV339988 | Unknown: Board of Trade. 1886. Wreck Return. Unknown. 141. |
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| SDV339989 | National Monuments Record Database: NMR. SS22NW50. NMR 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 4:00PM |
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