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HER Number:MDV57936
Name:Wreck of the Thistlemor to the north-east of Clovelly

Summary

Site of the wreck of the Thistlemore, a merchant steamer which foundered four miles north east of Clovelly in 1909.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 38 25
Map Sheet:SS32NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishAlwington
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishNORTHAM

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS32NE/54

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WRECK (Wrecked, XX - 1909 AD to 1909 AD)

Full description

NMR, SS33NW24 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV341065.

Thistlemor. Merchant steamer foundered at SS3821, 4 miles north east of Clovelly, 1909. built 1906. Registered Sunderland. C ardiff to Capetown in coal. Crew 30 (21 lost).


Board of Trade, 1909 - 1910, Untitled Source, 99 (Unknown). SDV341067.

Other details: Appendix C, Table 1.


Board of Trade, 1910, Inquiry (Unknown). SDV341068.

Other details: CD 5218.


Farr, G. E., 1966, Untitled Source, 26 (Monograph). SDV341064.


United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1974, 1164b (Cartographic). SDV769.


Larn, R., 1974, Devon Shipwrecks (Monograph). SDV741.

Thistlemoor. Lost off Hartland 3rd December 1909.


United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1978, 2675 (Cartographic). SDV772.


United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1979, 1179 (Cartographic). SDV771.


United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1980, 1123 (Cartographic). SDV766.


Mcdonald, K., 1994, The Key to North Devon, 64-70 (Article in Serial). SDV757.

Thistelmor. 350 foot steamer. Cardiff to Cape Town in coal. Sunk by hurricane on 2nd December 1909 in Barnstaple Bay (Decca 510404;042417). Ribs standing proud at 20 metres. Has collapsed inwards - boilers, engine room and machinery exposed. Deep tidal scour at stern.


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. 517, 526 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

Sources / Further Reading

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. 517, 526.
SDV341064Monograph: Farr, G. E.. 1966. Wreck and Rescue in the Bristol Channel. Unknown. 26.
SDV341065National Monuments Record Database: NMR. SS33NW24. NMR Index. Digital.
SDV341067Unknown: Board of Trade. 1909 - 1910. Wreck Return. Unknown. 99.
SDV341068Unknown: Board of Trade. 1910. Inquiry. Unknown.
SDV741Monograph: Larn, R.. 1974. Devon Shipwrecks. Devon Shipwrecks. Hardback Volume.
SDV757Article in Serial: Mcdonald, K.. 1994. The Key to North Devon. Diver. Unknown. 64-70.
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. 1123. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV769Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1974. 1164b. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV771Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1979. 1179. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV772Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1978. 2675. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 12 2015 3:15PM

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