United Kingdom

Loe Bar Wreck

17th-century cargo vessel wreck, Cornwall, UK

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The remains of a seventeenth century cargo vessel were identified in Gunwalloe fishing cove, Cornwall in 1998. The site was designated under the Protection of Wrecks Act on 23 May 1999. The wreck is a Protected Wreck managed by Historic England.

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Legal protection designated

23 May 1999

Artefact dating

17th century

Construction of the ship (believed)

1671

Loss of the vessel (believed)

1684

Discovery of the wreck

1998

Designation assessment survey

2005

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Transportation and Communication Structures

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United Kingdom

Coordinates

50.06° N, -5.29° E