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Summary

Site of the wreck of the merchant schooner, Strathisla which was stranded near Bideford in 1884.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43SW/5/3

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• WRECK (Wrecked, XIX - 1884 AD to 1884 AD)

Full description

LARN, 1974, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8891.

Ketch strathisla of barnstaple. Left kinsale for newport in ballast 23/9/1884. While attempting to enter the taw in fog without a pilot, she struck on the north ridge. The impact brought down the main gaff, which smashed the steering wheel, and this damage, additional to a bad lead and a choked bilge pump, were sufficient excuse for the crew to abandon ship. She drifted away on the rising tide in a derelict condition, striking first the rocks e of the lighthouse, then millstone point, where several locals boarded her and claimed salvage (larn, 1974).

BELOW, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8987.

Nb: nmr give ngr ss456263. In view of larn (below) it is unclear whether strathisla sank, or was recovered.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8989.

Nmr=ss42ne97.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8990.

Des=admiralty chart/1123 26-12-80.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8991.

Des=admiralty chart/1160f 20-09-74.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8992.

Des=admiralty chart/1164b 20-09-74.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8993.

Des=admiralty chart/1179 02-03-79.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8994.

Des=admiralty chart/2675 18-08-78.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8995.

Larn, r. /devon shipwrecks/(1974)199.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8996.

Larn, r. + b. /shipwreck index of great britain/(1995).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8997.

Des=bot/wreck returns/(cited by nmr with no further reference).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8998.

Des=plymouth depositions/(cited by nmr with no further reference).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8999.

Des=lloyd's register/(1883-4)no 1040 (s).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV9000.

Des=notes d/47a/(cited by nmr with no further reference).

National Monuments Record, Untitled Source (National Monuments Record Database). SDV1181.

Strathisla. British merchant schooner stranded near bideford, 1884wooden sailing vessel (part iron bolts), built by duncan, garmouth, 1860. Owner: chugg. Kinsale to newport in ballast (nmr).

Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 291 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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