Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Lapwing
Port Elliot, South Australia.
Lapwing was a ketch built in 1808 and lost on 06/09/1856. By 5 September 1856 Lapwing had been in Horseshoe Bay 23 days, having discharged ‘sundry stores for the settlers’ and taken on a cargo of 102 bags of wheat and timber for the return voyage. The vessel was laid to at the outer moorings. During this
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Why is Lapwing unusual?
Lapwing appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Lapwing was a ketch built in 1808 and lost on 06/09/1856. By 5 September 1856 Lapwing had been in Horseshoe Bay 23 days, having discharged ‘sundry stores for the settlers’ and taken on a cargo of 102 bags of wheat and timber for the return voyage. The vessel was laid to at the outer moorings. During this. Heritage Atlas treats that specific classification-and-description combination as the oddity; the score is a comparative discovery signal, not proof of mystery or the supernatural. Compare nearby records and the linked country or category collection to understand how this entry relates to places supported by the same governed evidence.
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Data last collected: 3 September 2026 for this retained atlas release. Page and source last rechecked: 3 September 2026. Treat the record as a research starting point: open the original source, confirm current access conditions and compare the mapped location with local guidance before travelling. A missing field means the approved source did not support it; it is not evidence that the feature or restriction does not exist.
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