Maritime record MWX2553 - Seatown Cannon Site

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Summary

A collection of artefacts recovered from the Seatown cannon site, reported to the Receiver of Wreck.

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Items recovered from the Seatown cannon site: an iron breech chamber for swivel-gun, bar shot end, small iron shot, round shot, pieces of bar shot. (1) The wreck may date to around 1750 and three cannon were lifted in 1980. (2)

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Receiver of Wreck. Droit of the Receiver of Wreck A/4603.
  • <2> Monograph: Hinchcliffe, J and V. 1999. Dive Dorset: a diver guide (3rd Edition). 3rd Edition. Site 4, p23.
  • <3> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 292.

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Location

Grid reference SY 41900 91600 (point)
Map sheet SY49SW

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1518

Record last edited

Sep 2 2008 10:01AM

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