Monument record MLI43426 - Wrecked Boat, Mablethorpe

Summary

The wreck of a boat, possibly the 'Stvanger', 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} A site visit was made in September 1997, although the remains were covered and no further recording was made. The vessel was identified as the 'Stvanger', a Norwegian vessel bought in 1914. {2}{3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  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.

Map

Location

Grid reference TF 5114 8492 (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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