Memorial

Admiral Sir C Shovell

Cloudesley Shovel plaque

Source: Copyright Roger Butt

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Current Location

Porth Hellick Beach, St Marys, Isles Of Scilly, Cornwall, TR21 0NZ, England

SV 92577 10734

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Type of Memorial: Stone of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 35514
Description: On the margin of the beach a rough granite upright Stone cemented on a rough granite base. Inscription, incised white lettering on a metal plate independently mounted in front of the base.
Inscription: THIS STONE MARKS THE PLACE / WHERE THE BODY OF / ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET, / SIR CLOUDESLEY SHOVELL. / WAS WASHED ASHORE / AFTER HIS FLAGSHIP, HMS ASSOCIATION / WAS WRECKED ON THE GILSTONE ROCKS / ON THE NIGHT OF 22ND OCTOBER 1707

War: Spanish Succession (1701-1714)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname, rank, date of death, service, place of death, forename

Stone of remembrance

Height: 1030 mm

Width: 350 mm

Depth: 660 mm

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Base

Height: 300 mm

Width: 1100 mm

Depth: 830 mm

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Plaque

Height: 130 mm

Width: 180 mm

Depth: 3 mm

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good