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Puckaster is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight, England. Puckaster is on the southern coast of the Isle of Wight, south of Niton, between St. Catherine's Point and Binnel. ==History== Puckaster has historical significance. Some have tried to identify Puckaster Cove with the Roman "''Portus Castrensis''"〔(''On the "Longstone" and Other Prehistoric Remains in the Isle of Wight'' ), A. L. Lewis, The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 14, 1885 (1885), pp. 45-47, 〕 although others dispute this.〔("I Remember, I Remember." Memoirs of two previous 'Undercliff ' inhabitants ), Alan Champion, Ventnor: 1989.〕 Also, on July 1, 1675 King Charles II was forced ashore in Puckaster Cove in bad weather and heavy seas,〔(The Isle of Wight Timeline of History ), (Isle of Wight History Centre )〕〔(Niton ), Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson (c)2003, Accessed October 24, 2007 from UK and Ireland Genealogy website.〕 as recorded in the Niton Church Register: Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Hopsonn as an orphan lived in Niton. Seeing the fleet passing offshore he literally ran away to sea, down Puckaster Lane and into a rowing boat, later distinguishing himself, especially at the Battle of Vigo Bay in 1702 and returning to beecome a local Member of Parliament. He is mentioned by Samuel Smiles in Self Help. The coastline around Puckaster is quite treacherous, leading to the creation of St. Catherine's Oratory on St. Catherine's Down and eventually other lighthouses in the area. Among the other shipwrecks near Puckaster was that of the West Indianman "Three Sisters". The Three Sisters went aground at Puckaster in January 1799. Three of the crew were drowned in this accident.〔(Isle Of Wight Shipwrecks: 'HMS Pomone' and 'Carn Brae Castle' ), BBC h2g2, December 7, 2002.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Puckaster」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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