Barque · 1857–1889 · Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom
Roseneath
When the Board of Trade examined how the Roseneath was lost, it found her master, Captain Robert Browne, in default and the master of the tug Defiance blameless, yet it only reprimanded Browne, crediting his efforts to save life and his being the last to leave her, and let him keep his master's certificate.
An iron sailing ship built by Barclay Curle & Co. Ltd of Glasgow in 1857 and later rigged as a barque, she was under tow from Dublin to Glasgow in ballast when the tow parted in a storm off the Copeland Islands. Unable to set sail, Browne tried to run for Portpatrick harbour, but squalls drove her ashore just south of the entrance, where she rolled onto her side.
Six of the eleven aboard, among them the mate Duncan Taylor with his wife and child, were swept away; the Portpatrick Rocket Brigade brought off the others. She broke up the same day.
- Type
- Barque
- Year built
- 1857Barclay Curle & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
- Lost
- 1889
- Casualties
- 6
- Tonnage
- 738 GRTsail
- Location
- Dumfries and Galloway, United KingdomNorth Channel
History and LossLost 1889 · Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom.
Carrying 150 tons of rubbish ballast, she sailed from Dublin for Glasgow behind the Greenock tug Defiance. At about 2am on 2 February 1889 the tug's towing eye gave way off the Copeland Islands, and in the dark and the storm her crew could not get a fresh line aboard.
At about 8:30am she was driven onto the shore 400 yards south of Portpatrick harbour, short of Castle Point, and the eleven aboard climbed into the rigging as she heeled over.
Built 1857 by Barclay Curle & Co. Ltd, Glasgow; 32 years in service. Lost 1889.
Sea-Surface Temperature by Month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surface temp | 9.1° | 8° | 7.5° | 8.2° | 9.9° | 11.9° | 13.7° | 14.7° | 14.6° | 13.6° | 12.3° | 10.5° |
Additional Details9 further fields held for this wreck and not shown above.
- Builder
- Barclay Curle & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
- Propulsion
- Sail
- Loss date
- 1889
- Latitude
- 54.8384° N
- Longitude
- 5.1164° W
- Water body
- North Channel
- War grave
- Not recorded
- Protected
- No
- Permit required
- No
Sources and VerificationEvery fact on this page traces to a published source.
- Historic Environment Scotland (Canmore, NRHE)inspire.hes.scot · Official record6 facts
- UK Hydrographic Officedatahub.admiralty.co.uk · Official record3 facts
- NOAA / NASA JPL MUR SST v4.1coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov · Institution or archive1 fact
- Scottish Shipwrecksscottishshipwrecks.com · Secondary source6 facts
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Historic Environment Scotland.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.
- JPL MUR MEaSUREs Project. GHRSST Level 4 MUR Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (v4.1). PO.DAAC. https://doi.org/10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04
A further 3 fields were derived from the wreck’s recorded position rather than taken from a source.
Licences and credits for the open data used on this site are on the Attribution page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Roseneath?
Roseneath is the wreck of a barque, off Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom. Roseneath was lost in 1889.
How did the Roseneath sink?
The cause of the loss of Roseneath is not recorded in the sources held; the loss is dated 1889.