Condition

2
Maritime craft (schooners)
Post-Medieval, Modern
102465
Renfrewshire

Description

Four schooners, part of the boat graveyard at Newshot Island. Two lie at 247853, 670495, surrounded by the remains of at least 9 mud punts. A third sits at the mouth of the creek at 247844, 670567; submerged and only partly visible at low tide. A fourth lies slightly to the west of the main group at 247775, 670521. These vessels were burned by a fire at Kingston Docks on 18th June 1914, started when workmen used a red hot iron to bore a hole in creosote-soaked timbers, and taken downriver and dumped at Newshot Island out of the main channel. More detail at https://scharpblog.wordpress.com/2014/10/16/the-newshot-ship-graveyard-part-1-the-mystery-of-the-burned-schooners/. Part of the boat graveyard recorded by the Newshot Island ShoreDIG project, and visible in the orthorectified photomosaic at http://scharp.co.uk/shoredig-projects/newshot-ship-graveyard/. Other than the vessel in the creek, all are being slowly being encroached upon by reed beds. Visited in May 2018 and recorded by drone survey. As previously described

Location

247853.00
670495.00
27700
55.9034462
-4.4352221

Submitted photographs

Image Date Caption User
Jan 2018: Aerial view of schooner at mouth of Newshot creek and schooner to west in background 08/05/2018 Jan 2018: Aerial view of schooner at mouth of Newshot creek and schooner to west in background EllieSCHARP
Jan 2018: Aerial view of schooner at mouth of Newshot creek and schooner to west in background
Jan 2018: Aerial view of two schooners at mouth of Newshot creek 08/05/2018 Jan 2018: Aerial view of two schooners at mouth of Newshot creek EllieSCHARP
Jan 2018: Aerial view of two schooners at mouth of Newshot creek
Newshot Island ship graveyard showing the second large boat partially overgrown 06/06/2014 Newshot Island ship graveyard showing the second large boat partially overgrown training1
Newshot Island ship graveyard showing the second large boat partially overgrown
Newshot Island ship graveyard view of the large boat 06/06/2014 Newshot Island ship graveyard view of the large boat training1
Newshot Island ship graveyard view of the large boat
Newshot Island ship graveyard showing the mud punts and large boat 06/06/2014 Newshot Island ship graveyard showing the mud punts and large boat training1
Newshot Island ship graveyard showing the mud punts and large boat
Newshot Island ship graveyard mud punts being overgrown by reed beds 06/06/2014 Newshot Island ship graveyard mud punts being overgrown by reed beds training1
Newshot Island ship graveyard mud punts being overgrown by reed beds
Newshot Island ship graveyard showing punts in relation to large boat 06/06/2014 Newshot Island ship graveyard showing punts in relation to large boat training1
Newshot Island ship graveyard showing punts in relation to large boat
Newshot Island ship graveyard, view of one of the large boats 06/06/2014 Newshot Island ship graveyard, view of one of the large boats training1
Newshot Island ship graveyard, view of one of the large boats
Newshot Island single ship wreck collapsed east side 06/06/2014 Newshot Island single ship wreck collapsed east side training1
Newshot Island single ship wreck collapsed east side
Newshot Island single ship wreck 06/06/2014 Newshot Island single ship wreck training1
Newshot Island single ship wreck
Newshot Island single ship wreck 06/06/2014 Newshot Island single ship wreck training1
Newshot Island single ship wreck
Newshot Island ship graveyard 06/06/2014 Newshot Island ship graveyard training1
Newshot Island ship graveyard

Submitted updates

Update id Date User
3332 08/05/2018 EllieSCHARP
Description Visited in May 2018 and recorded by drone survey. As previously described
1695 06/06/2014 training1
Tidal state Low
Site located? Yes
Proximity to coast edge Intertidal
Coastally eroding? accreting
Threats vegetation growth
Visibility above ground Highly visible (substantial remains)
Access accessible on foot (no footpath)
Local knowledge has local associations/history
Description Four schooners, part of the boat graveyard at Newshot Island. Two lie at 247853, 670495, surrounded by the remains of at least 9 mud punts. A third sits at the mouth of the creek at 247844, 670567; submerged and only partly visible at low tide. A fourth lies slightly to the west of the main group at 247775, 670521. These vessels were burned by a fire at Kingston Docks on 18th June 1914, started when workmen used a red hot iron to bore a hole in creosote-soaked timbers. More detail at https://scharpblog.wordpress.com/2014/10/16/the-newshot-ship-graveyard-part-1-the-mystery-of-the-burned-schooners/. Part of the boat graveyard recorded by the Newshot Island ShoreDIG project, and visible in the orthorectified photomosaic at http://scharp.co.uk/shoredig-projects/newshot-ship-graveyard/. Other than the vessel in the creek, all are being slowly being encroached upon by reed beds.
Assign priority 2, detailed survey the of schooners (where accessible).

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