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 GREAT BRITAIN was a wooden schooner registered at Pwllheli. At time of loss, the vessel was owned by G Griffiths, Porthmadog, and was carrying a cargo of cut roofing slates from Porthmadog to Plymouth under the command of H Evans. The schooner was caught in a south-easterly gale force 10 and foundered 14 miles north-northwest of Bardsey lighthouse on 3 March 1881.

Sources include:
Boar4d of Trade Wreck Return 1881 Appendix Parts I-IV pg92 (362)
Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002
Wynne-Jones, I, 2001, Shipwrecks of North Wales, 4 ed, pg27

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, May 2008