Unknown: Bell Rock, North Sea
Cannon, Cannon Ball
Site Name Unknown: Bell Rock, North Sea
Classification Cannon, Cannon Ball
Alternative Name(s) Hms Argyll; Hms York; Bellrock; Inchcape Rock
Canmore ID 243089
Site Number NO72NE 8013
NGR NO 758 268
NGR Description NO c. 758 268
Datum Datum not recorded
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/243089
- Council Angus
- Parish Maritime - Angus
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NO72NE 8013 c. 758 268
N56 26 W2 23.5
NLO: Bell Rock [NO 762 270].
NO 762 270 Cannonball brought up from seabed by divers. Found near HMS Argyll at Bellrock Lighthouse.
Museum Daybook No. DBA 3223.
NO 762 270 Large iron spanner, 34 x 9cm, brought up from HMS Argyll at Bellrock Lighthouse by divers.
Museum Accession No. A.1998.160.
Sponsor: Angus Museums.
R Benvie 2001a.
The discovery of three cannons is recorded 'near the forward gun of HMS Argyll [NO72NE 8002] at the Bell Rock'. Two are 'short' and one 'long'. In 1800 Stevenson found a cannon ball on the rock along with 101kg of other wreckage on the rock while looking where to site the lighthouse [NO72NE 1].
These discoveries may be equate with the recorded loss of the warship York [NO72NE 8012] in 1804.
Information from Mr G Barnett per Scottish Shipwrecks website group, 4 January 2003.
The Bell Rock lighthouse (NO72NE 1) is at NO 76165 26808.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 13 August 2007.
Evidence Of Loss (2001)
NO 762 270 Cannonball brought up from seabed by divers. Found near HMS Argyll at Bellrock Lighthouse.
Museum Daybook No. DBA 3223.
NO 762 270 Large iron spanner, 34 x 9cm, brought up from HMS Argyll at Bellrock Lighthouse by divers.
Museum Accession No. A.1998.160.
Sponsor: Angus Museums.
R Benvie 2001a.
Evidence Of Loss (2003)
The discovery of three cannons is recorded 'near the forward gun of HMS Argyll [NO72NE 8002] at the Bell Rock'. Two are 'short' and one 'long'. In 1800 Stevenson found a cannon ball on the rock along with 101kg of other wreckage on the rock while looking where to site the lighthouse [NO72NE 1].
These discoveries may be equated with the recorded loss of the warship York [NO72NE 8012] in 1804.
Information from Mr G Barnett per Scottish Shipwrecks website group, 4 January 2003.
Note (3 February 2012)
(Location entered as NO c. 758 268 [N56 26.00 W2 23.50]). The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative, being derived from that (NO 7584 2685: N56 26.00 W2 23.50) entered for the wreck of HMS Argyll (NO72NE 8002).
The suggestion that these discoveries may be equated with the recorded loss of the warship York [NO72NE 8012] in 1804 remains unconfirmed.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 3 February 2012.
