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 MARY was a 60nt wooden smack built in 1841 and belonging to the port of Milford Haven. The smack was wrecked between Sully Island and Penarth with the loss of its five crewmembers.
Sources include:
An Abstract of the Return made to the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade of Wrecks and Casualties which occured on and near the Coasts of the United Kingdom, from the 1st January to the 31st December 1859, House of Commons Palriamentary Papers Online 2623, pg25
Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian, Glamorgan, Monmouth, and Brecon Gazette, 5 November 1859, pg8, col 5, Welsh Newspapers Online
Pembrokeshire Herald 11 November 1859, Welsh Newspapers Online
Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002
