NHER 53904 (Maritime) - Possible wreck site
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG61SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTH SEA, -, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
August 2006. Side scanning sonar survey.
A seafloor feature identified as a possible wreck was discovered during a sidescan sonar survey in August 2006. The find was reported to English Heritage. This possible wreck lies approximately 9km off Great Yarmouth, in an area
of known wreck losses dating mostly from the 1800s.
See Discovery Report (S1) and Reporting Protocol annual report (S2) for further details. The discovery was also featured in the Autumn 2007 issue of the Protocol's newletter (S3).
S. Howard (NLA), 18 March 2010.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF73448 Unpublished Document: BMAPA and English Heritage. 2007. BMAPA and English Heritage Discovery report Hanson_0085a. March.
- <S2> SNF94028 Unpublished Report: Wessex Archaeology. 2007. Protocol for reporting finds of archaeological interest. Annual Report to BMAPA 2006-2007.
- <S3> SNF103239 Serial: Wessex Archaeology. 2007. Dredged Up - Archaeology Finds Reporting Service Newsletter. Issue 2 Autumn 2007. p 3.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Nov 17 2025 10:46PM