Monument record MLI43425 - Wrecked Boat, Mablethorpe

Summary

The wreck of a Seine netter boat, on the foreshore at Mablethorpe.

Type and Period (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

The remains of a small boat are visible, mostly buried in sand, on the beach at Mablethorpe. They are shown on aerial photographs provided by the Environmental Agency and taken in advance of beach nourishment works. {1} The remains of this carvel built sailing vessel were excavated and recorded in September 1997. The vessel was identified as a Seine Netter. {2}{3} A photograph of the wreck was taken in October 2007, during site visits conducted for the Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey. {4}

Sources/Archives (4)

  •  Aerial Photograph: 1996. PARISH FILE. MABLETHORPE. Mablethorpe 2 (photocopy).
  •  Report: John Buglass. 1997. The Remains of Six Sailing Ships and other Archaeological Features on the Inter-tidal Zone between Sutton-on-Sea and Mablethorpe. MSS97.
  •  Archive: John Buglass. 1997. The Remains of Six Sailing Ships and other Archaeological Features on the Inter-tidal Zone between Sutton-on-Sea and Mablethorpe. LCNCC 1997.186.
  •  Report: Humber Field Archaeology. 2008. Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire: Donna Nook to Gibraltar Point. MS16.

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Location

Grid reference TF 5115 8482 (point) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish MABLETHORPE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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