Site Record

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 TILLIE E was a 99nt schooner built at Prince Edward Island in 1884. Technical and configuration specifications are given as 116gt, 110nt; 86ft length x 23ft breadth x 10ft depth. At time of loss on 14 December 1907, the vessel was owned by J W Wood of Faversham. The schooner was carrying coal from Llanelli to Littlehampton when it was caught in a northwesterly force 9 gale and blown ashore on Kenfig Beach.

Sources include:
Board of Trade Wreck Return 1907 Appendix C Table 1 pg124 (330)
Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002
Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1998, Ships and Seafarers of Atlantic Canada, CD ROM

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, June 2010.