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| HER Number: | MDV43297 |
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| Name: | Wreck of the Rover in the Torridge |
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Summary
Site of the wreck of the Rover, a Bideford Polacker lost circa 1870 in the 'Gut', a navigation channel running up the Torridge.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 44 32 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Braunton |
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| Civil Parish | Northam |
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| District | North Devon |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43SW/4
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WRECK (Wrecked, XIX - 1860 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
Boyle, V. C., 1932, The Bideford Polackers, 124 (Article in Serial). SDV15290.
'Rover'. Polacker built in Bideford 1823. 58' long, 17.3' broad.
Lost circa 1870 in the Gut (the navigation channel running up the Torridge to Bideford).
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 546 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV15290 | Article in Serial: Boyle, V. C.. 1932. The Bideford Polackers. The Mariner's Mirror. 18. Unknown. 124. |
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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. 546. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 13 2015 9:38AM |
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