Condition

2
Shipwreck
125031
MDG11269
Dumfries and Galloway

Description

Possible shipwreck embedded in silt 30m out from shore. Upstanding with a clearly defined shape and pieces of timber lying outside the main wreck site. Orientated N-S 26m x 5m x 0-2m. Wreck of the Monreith, a schooner sunk in 1900. ShoreUPDATE October 2019 As described. Rapid photographic and written record made. Frames visible standing up to 1.5m high above current beach level.

Location

265910.00
548330.00
27700
54.8118401
-4.0880518

Submitted photographs

Image Date Caption User
Drone shot of Monreith, October 2019 06/10/2019 Drone shot of Monreith, October 2019 training1
Drone shot of Monreith, October 2019
wreck close up 03/03/2014 wreck close up coombey
wreck close up
wreck 03/03/2014 wreck coombey
wreck
Monreith in context 03/03/2014 Monreith in context coombey
Monreith in context

Submitted updates

Update id Date User
3307 06/10/2019 training1
Description ShoreUPDATE October 2019 As described. Rapid photographic and written record made. Frames visible standing up to 1.5m high above current beach level.
1598 03/03/2014 coombey
Tidal state Low
Site located? Yes
Proximity to coast edge Intertidal
Coastally eroding? active sea erosion
Visibility above ground Highly visible (substantial remains)
Visibility in section Not visible
Access easily accessible - no restrictions
Local knowledge is well known; has local associations/history
Description Possible shipwreck embedded in silt 30m out from shore. Upstanding with a clearly defined shape and pieces of timber lying outside the main wreck site. Orientated N-S 26m x 5m x 0-2m. Wreck of the Monreith, a schooner sunk in 1900.
Comments Interpretation exists on shore

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