Maritime record MWX2717 - Ballard Point - unidentified wreck

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Summary

Items recovered from an unknown wreck off Ballard Point, Dorset.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Probable eighteenth sailing vessel. Items recovered from an unknown wreck off Ballard Point, Dorset: 12 x musket balls; 1 x lead sounding weight; 1 x copper spike; 1 x buckle; 1 x stone inkwell; 1 x port light; 1 x brass steam fitting; 1 x brass tap. (1) Additional reported finds include, lead sounding weight, brass pins, fragments of bronze/copper sheets. Cannon seen. Site subsequently searched and wreck not discovered, position 50 37 46N 1 55 58W, possibly incorrect. (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Receiver of Wreck. Droit of the Receiver of Wreck A/0606.
  • <2> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 190.

Finds (8)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Location

Grid reference SZ 04929 80592 (point)
Map sheet SZ08SW

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0055

Record last edited

Sep 11 2008 10:14AM

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