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 ROSE ELLEN was a 30 ton wooden sloop rigged with a foresail, jib, and gaff rigged mainsail. The plan accompanying the transcript of an oral history interview with Mr Stanley Arthur (dated 1 June 1971) shows the vessel abandoned in The Gullam in association with two others - the CHARLIE PEARCE and the WILLIAM AND EMMA. The keel is orientated northeast-southwest. Nothing appears visible on modern aerial photographs, although the vegetation appears to have a harder edge at channel side which may correspond to the starboard side of the vessel. The channels are now heavily silted and naturalised. Mr Arthur began working at The Croft Quarry and then in The Gullam around 1919-20, continuing until callled up in 1939. The boats working from and owned by the quarries carried stone to Milford, Haverfordwwest, Blackpool Mill, Hook, Angle, Sandy Haven and Dale. When tides permitted, two loads per week were taken to the Gas Works Quay in Haverfordwest. This was limestone for burning. At other times, small stones (2in stone, broken down by hand) was used for road making and was taken to Dale or Sandy Haven. Very large sandstone blocks were supplied for the building of Hobb's Point at Pembroke Dock. When entering the dock (all canals and cuttings inside the quarries were generally known as docks), the vessels were poled in barge fashion on the first of the tide (15ft-20ft poles being used). The quarries stopped working at beginning of World War II and its is believed that the vessels were laid up around 1937/8.

Sources include:
Notes on West Williamstone Limestone Quarries from oral testimony recording 1 June 1971, interviewees Mr Stanley Arthur and Mrs Arthur, Rock Farm, West Williamstone, interviewers M W D Brace and S A Holm, RCAHMW collections
NAW Aerial Photographs 2006-9

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, June 2013.