A starboard view, just forward of the broadside, of the cargo steamer Avebury (1870) aground on the rocks close to Tater-du, one mile southwest of Lamorna Cove, Land's End. The bow is resting on the rocks with the water around the bottom of the stempost and the stern is very low in the water. The right and the foreground of the photograph is dominated by the rocks of the cliff and cliff foot, where the photographer was standing.

The Avebury was carrying a cargo of 450 tons of iron ore and 200 tons of esparto grass from Lisbon for Cardiff when it was caught in a gale on 27 October 1884. The ship went ashore at between 3 and 4.30am on 28 October at Tater-du Point, a mile southwest of Lamorna Cove in 'thick' weather. The 16 crew were saved by getting a ship's rudder over the bows and climbing onto the rocks. The Lady of the Isle was unable to tow the Avebury off and a survey of the ship later revealed that the bottom was badly damaged with large rocks through in four places, including the engine room [Newcastle Courant, 31 October 1884, 'Disasters at sea']. The Lloyd's agent at Penzance reported on 5 November that the ship broke into two that morning and that the cargo washed. The value of the cargo is not sufficient to pay the expenses for undertaking salvage [Morning Post, 6 November 1884, 'Shipping Intelligence'].