Brechin Castle

Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 May 2010 16:27

1847 -  The Brechin Castle was a Scottish barque sailing from Port Adelaide for Swansea with a cargo of copper ore and 120 bales of wool.   These details were gleaned from ships' papers washed ashore along with wreckage and large quantities of wool.   There was also a bag of newspapers and letters from Australia (the latter were dried out and forwarded to their destinations).    The bodies of a seaman and a child were washed ashore but there was no sign of the fifteen-strong crew or the  two families travelling as passengers.   It was assumed the ship was wrecked and had broken up on the Helwick Bank. (Ref. 033)