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 BEN-Y-GLOE was an iron-hulled, full-rigged ship of 1678tons built in 1886. At time of loss, the vessel was owned by J Watson of Glasgow and registered at that port. It was enroute from Singapore to Penarth with a cargo of timber and rubber, when it was caught in a particularly severe force 11 gale which blew 15-16 October 1886. The ship was battered by heavy seas and finally pushed over onto its beam ends just off Nash Point. It was awashed onto Nash Sands just after midnight on 15 October 1886. As the tide ebbed, the crew managed to scramble from the rigging onshore. They walked a mile to Marcross and sought shelter at the inn, but hospitatlity was refused because they had no money to pay. The master left the ship around 2.30am and when he reached the inn was able to confirm that shelter, food and drink would be paid for. The following morning, when they returned to the ship, they found it looted. Newspapers in south Wales condemned the actions of the innkeeper and local people who engaged in the pillaging.

Sources include:
Board of Trade Wreck Return 1886 Appendix C Table 1 pg122 (889)
Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002
Smith, G, 1991, Shipwrecks of the Bristol Channel, pg112-3

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, December 2008.