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 OLIVIA was a wooden schooner built at Potmagouch, Nova Scotia, in 1836. Technical and configuration specifications are given as 131 tons burthen; 68.8ft lengthx 19.1ft breadth x 7.8ft depth in hold; Schooner rigged with a standing bowsprit, square sterned, carvel built, a woman figurehead. At time of loss, the schooner was onwed by John Roberts of Pwllheli (36 shares), nephew of the late William Jones, shipbuilder of Pwllhelli; Margaret Griffith of Nevin, widow (2 shares); David Davies of Nevin, mariner (4 shares); Richard Davies of Nevin, mariner (6 shares); Hugh Davies senior of Nevin, mariner (12 shares); and Hugh Davies junior of Nevin, mariner (4 shares). The schooner's Port of Pwllheli Shipoing Reguster entry is closed with the annotation 'Stranded and lost on Aberarch Beach January 1853'.

Sources include:
Port of Pwllheli Shipping Register 1840-1851 Gwynedd Archive Service XSR/25, 6 in 1849

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, September 2012.