Archaeological remains associated with the loss of this vessel are not confirmed as present at this location, but may possibly be in the vicinity.
Event and Historical Information:
The GREAT BRITAIN was a wooden schooner registered at Pwllheli. At time of loss, the vessel was owned by G Griffiths, Porthmadog, and was carrying a cargo of cut roofing slates from Porthmadog to Plymouth under the command of H Evans. The schooner was caught in a south-easterly gale force 10 and foundered 14 miles north-northwest of Bardsey lighthouse on 3 March 1881.
Sources include:
Boar4d of Trade Wreck Return 1881 Appendix Parts I-IV pg92 (362)
Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002
Wynne-Jones, I, 2001, Shipwrecks of North Wales, 4 ed, pg27
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.
