Site Record

The spit is shown extending some 2.9km offshore with the annoation 'stones' on an historic chart. Admiralty Sailing Directions dating to 1870 note '...a dangerous projection of stony ground, extending out nearly 2 miles SW by W 1/2 W from the point of Mochras, and nearly parallel with the Sarn Bardig, rendering it necessary for vessesl to be careful in hauling out sufficiently after having cleared the inner end of the Sarn. It is entirely composed of loose stones, and the depth upon the site is only 5 feet at a mile offshore, and 9 feet at its outer end.'

Sources include:
Admiralty, 1870, Sailing Directions for the West Coast of England from Milford Haven to the Mull of Galloway including the Isle of Man, pg52
Historic Admiralty Chart 1411_A5, RCAHMW digital collections sourced from the UK Hydrographic Office and published in 1842
Historic Admiralty Chart 1484_A1B, RCAHMW digital collections sourced from the UK Hydrographic Office and first published in 1843

Maritime Office, RCAHMW, September 2014.