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HER Number:MDV60659
Name:Wreck of the Widdecombe off Exmouth

Summary

The Widdecombe, a British sailing vessel, was lost on Maer Rocks in 1810. It had been enroute from Exeter to Dartmouth.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 009 789
Map Sheet:SY07NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishExmouth
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLITTLEHAM

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: 877232
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY07NW/304

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WRECK (Wrecked, XIX - 1810 AD to 1810 AD)

Full description

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

Widdecombe. Vessel totally lost on maer rocks, 1810. Exeter to dartmouth. Master: smith (nmr).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV127253.

Nmr=sy07nw2.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV127254.

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


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV127255.

Des=admiralty chart/2290b 02-02-79.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV127256.

Des=admiralty chart/2454 06-05-77.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV127257.

Des=admiralty chart/2656 28-05-82.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV127258.

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


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV127259.

Des=admiralty chart/3315b 25-05-73.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV127260.

Larn, r. + larn, b. /united kingdom shipwreck index/(1995).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV127261.

Des=lloyd's list/(30/11/1810)no 4515.


Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.


Wessex Archaeology, 2015, Dawlish Warren Beach Management Scheme, Devon. Marine Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment and Geophysical Survey, Appendix 4 (Report - Survey). SDV359838.

The Widdecombe. Wreck of a British sailing vessel, lost on Maer Rocks in 1810. It had been enroute from Exeter to Dartmouth.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1181National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. National Monuments Record.
SDV127253Migrated Record:
SDV127254Migrated Record:
SDV127255Migrated Record:
SDV127256Migrated Record:
SDV127257Migrated Record:
SDV127258Migrated Record:
SDV127259Migrated Record:
SDV127260Migrated Record:
SDV127261Migrated Record:
SDV357736Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV359838Report - Survey: Wessex Archaeology. 2015. Dawlish Warren Beach Management Scheme, Devon. Marine Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment and Geophysical Survey. Wessex Archaeology. 109580.02. Digital. Appendix 4.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7114 - Marine Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment and Geophysical and Sonar Surveys

Date Last Edited:Oct 28 2016 9:14AM

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