On 10 November 1721, HMS
Royal Anne Galley was on a voyage from the UK to the
West Indies with John Hamilton, 3rd Lord Belhaven and Stenton, the new
Governor of Barbados on board, when bad weather forced the ship to return to port in
Falmouth. Before they could return,
Royal Anne Galley was in the eye of the storm and she was wrecked on the Stag Rocks on
Lizard Point, Cornwall. Of the 200 passengers and crew, only two survived the sinking. Lord Belhaven was amongst those killed. It is believed by some that their bodies were buried by locals in Pistil Meadow as they were washed up, although others dispute this. == Wreck ==