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 ADELAIDE was a wooden sailing brig. At time of loss on 11 February 1841, the vessel was on passage from Charente to Liverpool with 500 casks of brandy. The brig went ashore at Cymryan and soon became a total wreck. The cargo was scattered along 6-7 miles of coast. Some 430 of the casks were eventually recovered and taken to the Custom House.
Sources include:
Board of Trade Select Committee on Shipwrecks 1841 Appendix pg18
Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald, 10 February 1841
Gater, D, 1992, Historic Shipwrecks of Wales, pg91-2
Larn and Larn shipwreck database 2002
