Beneath the New Forest waves

The Coastal Heritage Project has buoyed four shipwrecks of local and historical importance along the New Forest Coast and in the Western Solent. The idea is to improve awareness of and accessibility to the large amount of archaeology that lies off our coast, but hidden beneath the waves. The four wrecks chosen provide a snapshot of the range of archaeology that can be found under the Solent and cover over a hundred years of trade, war and industry from wooden sailing ships to metal barges.

For more information on the wrecks and the Underwater Heritage Trail download the leaflet.

Photos

Have you dived or visited any of these wrecks? If so please feel free to tell us or email in the photographs.