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| HER Number: | MDV58198 |
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| Name: | Wreck of the Paquebot-de-Brest at Abbotsham Rocks |
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Summary
Site of the wreck of the a French merchant brigantine stranded and lost Abbotsham Rocks in 1867.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 40 27 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Abbotsham |
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| Civil Parish | Alwington |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ABBOTSHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NW/204
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WRECK (Wrecked, XIX - 1867 AD to 1867 AD)
Full description
NMR, SS43SW34 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV341053.
Paquebot-de-Brest. French merchant brigantine stranded and lost at SS45322482 (sic), near Abbotsham ocks, 1867, in northerly wind force 10. Built 1865. Crew 6 (all lost). Cargo: coal
Board of Trade, 1867, Untitled Source (Unknown). SDV341054.
Other details: 36(468) Part II, Table 21.
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1974, Admiralty Chart 1160f (Cartographic). SDV9839.
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1974, Admiralty Chart 1164b (Cartographic). SDV769.
Larn, R., 1974, Devon Shipwrecks, 262 (Monograph). SDV741.
Lost 1/12/1867.
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1978, Admiralty Chart 2675 (Cartographic). SDV772.
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1979, 1178 (Cartographic). SDV770.
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. 305 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Paquebot-de-brest. French merchant brigantine stranded and lost near Abbotsham Rocks, 1/12/1867, in wind N force 10. Built 1865. Crew 6 (all lost). Cargo: coal. NB NMR give NGR as SS45322482.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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. 305. |
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| SDV341053 | National Monuments Record Database: NMR. SS43SW34. NMR Index. Digital. |
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| SDV341054 | Unknown: Board of Trade. 1867. Wreck Return. Unknown. |
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| SDV741 | Monograph: Larn, R.. 1974. Devon Shipwrecks. Devon Shipwrecks. Digital + hardback. 262. |
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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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| 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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| SDV772 | Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1978. Admiralty Chart 2675. Admiralty Chart. Unknown. |
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| SDV9839 | Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1974. Admiralty Chart 1160f. Admiralty Chart. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 6 2026 10:35AM |
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