Site Record

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 MARION was a wooden schooner built at Birth-y-Gest shipyard, Porthmadog, by Robert Own in 1853. Technical and configuration specifications are given as 67tons; 61ft 1in x 17ft breadth x 9ft 5in depth. The original master was William Roberts. In 1871, Lloyd's Register gives the schooners owners as Owen and Co, with William Owen as master. At time of loss on 29 September 1885, the vessel was owned by William Roberts and Co, with William Roberts as master. The schooner was carrying a cargo of limestone from Clare to Criccieth when was caught in a southerly force 9 gale and blown onshore on 29 September 1885.

Sources include:
Board of Trade Wreck Return 1885 Appendix C Table 1 pg116 (594)
Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002
Lloyds Register of British and Foreign Shipping, 1 July 1884 - 30 June 1885, number 391 in M
Hughes, E and Eames, A, 1975, Porthmadog Ships, pg 63 and 227

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, September 2008.