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 PENPOLL (also give as PEN PALL) was a wooden schooner built by J Tredwen at Padstow in 1863. Technical and configuration specifications are given as 64gt 55nt; 67ft 9in length x 18ft 4in breadth x 8ft 6in depth; official number 29356. At time of loss on 17 November, the vessel was owned by W Martyn & Co, Crantock, Cornwall (or William Martyn of Penpoll) and was carrying a cargo of pipe clay from Teignmouth to Runcorn (or Ayr - sources differ). The master's name is given as Henward. The schooner was caught in a west-southwesterly gale and stranded on the north side of Clipperau point. The schooner's distress signals were seen at 7.30am in the morning and the Holyhead lifeboat THOMAS FIELDEN was launched. On arrival at the scene, the lifeboat found that the four-man crew had landed in their own boat.

Sources include:
Bartlett, J, 1996 Ships of North Cornwall, pg223
Board of Trade Wreck Return 1885 Appendix C Table 1 pg125 (603)
Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002
Log Book of the Holyhead Lifeboat 1863-93, incident 22 pg10, Gwynedd Archive Service XM/1593/2

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, June 2009.