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| HER Number: | MDV9874 |
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| Name: | Timbers from Church Rocks Wreck |
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Summary
Timbers from the wreck located and recorded include part of the stern and lower starboard side of a vessel. The timbers suggest a vessel about 45 metres long by 6 metres beam.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 947 732 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX97SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Teignmouth |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OFFSHORE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX97SW/30/3
- Tide Project: 16/07/2020
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WRECK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Teignmouth Museum and Historical Society, 1978, The Sixteenth Century Wreck off Church Rocks, East Teignmouth, Devon (Monograph). SDV303369.
A small wooden platform has been seen and charted but has been reburied by shifting sands.
Unknown, 1982, Unknown, 1 (Article in Serial). SDV303370.
Timbers belonging to the wreck have been found in six feet of sand.
Dudley, E. R., 1983, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV303371.
Three planks, 20 feet long and 10 inches wide, were recovered from the wreck in 1982.
Dudley, E. R., 1988, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV303375.
Platform on site discussed as being approximately 30 feet long.
Teignmouth Museum and Historical Society, 1988, Wreck on Church Rocks, Teignmouth, Devon (Monograph). SDV322579.
Preece, C., 2004, Evidence for High Status as Sea: The Church Rocks Wreck, 110-112, 116-117 (Article in Serial). SDV322472.
The timbers located in 1982 were relocated and recorded in 1992. They comprised part of the stern and lower starboard side of a vessel. On the inboard side of the hull is a considerble thickness of wooden structure. Analysis of a sample of the wood showed it to be of oak.
Ruddock, M. + Watson, L., 2006+, The 16th Century Church Rocks Wreck at Teignmouth (Un-published). SDV363873.
Finds of deck and hull timbers suggest a vessel about 45 metres long by 6 metres beam.
Panter, I., 2011, Conservation report for the artefacts and guns from the Church Rocks Wreck (Report - Scientific). SDV363874.
Timber fragments from the wreck, in Teignmouth Museum, have been conserved by the Yorks Archaeological Trust.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV303369 | Monograph: Teignmouth Museum and Historical Society. 1978. The Sixteenth Century Wreck off Church Rocks, East Teignmouth, Devon. The Sixteenth Century Wreck off Church Rocks, East Teignmouth, Devon. Unknown. |
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| SDV303370 | Article in Serial: Unknown. 1982. Unknown. Western Morning News. Unknown. 1. |
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| SDV303371 | Worksheet: Dudley, E. R.. 1983. Worksheet. |
| SDV303375 | Worksheet: Dudley, E. R.. 1988. Worksheet. |
| SDV322472 | Article in Serial: Preece, C.. 2004. Evidence for High Status as Sea: The Church Rocks Wreck. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 62. Paperback Volume. 110-112, 116-117. |
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| SDV322579 | Monograph: Teignmouth Museum and Historical Society. 1988. Wreck on Church Rocks, Teignmouth, Devon. Wreck on Church Rocks, Teignmouth, Devon. Unknown. |
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| SDV363873 | Un-published: Ruddock, M. + Watson, L.. 2006+. The 16th Century Church Rocks Wreck at Teignmouth. Digital. |
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| SDV363874 | Report - Scientific: Panter, I.. 2011. Conservation report for the artefacts and guns from the Church Rocks Wreck. York Archaeological Trust. 2011/16. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV9871 | Part of: Church Rocks Wreck (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV7117 - SHIPS TIMBER (XVI to Post Medieval - 1501 AD to 1750 AD)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 2 2020 3:29PM |
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