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| HER Number: | MDV58195 |
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| Name: | Wreck of the Heroine |
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Summary
Site of the wreck of the British merchant schooner Heroine which was built in 1826 and lost in 1878.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 42 34 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OFFSHORE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43SW/15/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WRECK (Wrecked, XIX - 1878 AD to 1878 AD)
Full description
LARN, 1974, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8891.
Nb: nmr give ngr ss45322482. Lost 24/3/1878, barnstaple (larn, 1974).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV9075.
Nmr=ss43sw28.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV9076.
Des=admiralty chart/1123 26-12-80.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV9077.
Des=admiralty chart/1160f 20-09-74.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV9078.
Des=admiralty chart/1164b 20-09-74.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV9079.
Des=admiralty chart/1179 02-03-79.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV9080.
Des=admiralty chart/2675 18-08-78.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV9081.
Larn, r. /devon shipwrecks/(1974)256.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV9082.
Larn, r. + b. /shipwreck index of great britain/(1995).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV9083.
Des=bot/wreck return/(1878)103/appx parts i-iv.
National Monuments Record, Untitled Source (National Monuments Record Database). SDV1181.
Heroine. British merchant schooner, lost 1878wooden sailing vessel, built 1826. Registered dartmouth. Owner: blackmore & hane, fremington. Master: short. Crew: 3. Lydney to barnstaple in coal (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. 296 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Heroine. British merchant schooner, lost 24th March 1878. Wooden sailing vessel, built 1816. Registered Dartmouth. Owner: Blackmore & Hane, Fremington. Master: Short. Crew: 3. Lyndney to Barnstaple in coal. NB NMR give NGR as SS45322482.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV1181 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. National Monuments Record. |
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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. 296. |
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| SDV8891 | Migrated Record: LARN, 1974. |
| SDV9075 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV9076 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV9077 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV9078 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV9079 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV9080 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV9081 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV9082 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV9083 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 30 2026 4:04PM |
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