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UNNAMED WRECK

Site Details



NPRN
506769
Map Reference
SN69SW
Grid Reference
SN61589392
Unitary (Local) Authority
Maritime
Old County
Maritime
Community
Maritime
Type of Site
WRECK
Broad Class
MARITIME
Period
POST MEDIEVAL

Site Description

The stern and part of the starboard side of the vessel can be seen eroding out of the steep bank of the Aber Leri. Some 1-1.5m of sediment has accumulated over the hulk and the deck has collapsed under the weight. A lone roofing slate can be seen protuding from the interior of the hull. Timbers from the overhanging stern remain only partially attached. The external planking measures 230mm deep and 40mm wide and is fastened with treenails 30mm in diameter.

Event and Historical Information:
The third of three vessels depicted on an Admiralty chart published in 1892 (based on surveys undertaken in 1890). It is likely that the vessels were part of the Derwenlas slate-carrying fleet which was made redundant after the coming of the railway closed the port. It seems likely that these vessels were put to a last useful purpose in 1868 - to mark a difficult turn in the channel.

Sources include:
Admiralty Chart OCB1484-B3, RCAHMW Digital Collections
C C Green, 1993, The Coastlines of the Cambrian Railways, pg126

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, October 2010.