Archaeological remains associated with the loss of this vessel are not confirmed as present at this location, but may be in the vicinity.
Event and Historical Information:
The REINDEER was a 75nt, wooden schooner built at Caernarfon in 1841. At time of loss, the vessel was owned by Hugh Griffiths, Caernarfon. It was carrying a cargo of roofing slate from Port Dinorwic to London on 20 October 1874 when it sprung a leak and was subsequently abandoned 10miles north-northwest of Bardsey.
Sources include:
Board of Trade Wreck Return 1874 Appendix Parts I-IV
Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002
Wynne-Jones, I, 2001, Shipwrecks of North Wales, 4 ed, pg30
Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, May 2008
Adnoddau
LawrlwythoMathFfynhonnellDisgrifiadapplication/pdfAENT - Archaeological Reports/Evaluations (non Trust)Digital copy of an Archaeological Desk-based Assessment on 'The Maritime Archaeology of the Welsh Slate Trade': produced by Wessex Archaeology, for Cadw. Report ref: 53111.02s-4.
