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Description: | THE REMAINS OF A SMALL BOAT ARE VISIBLE, MOSTLY BURIED IN SAND, ON THE BEACH AT MABLETHORPE. FROM AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS PROVIDED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY AND TAKEN IN ADVANCE OF BEACH NOURISHMENT WORKS. {1}
Some work was carried out on one of the boats, an ice barge, the Acorn, which used to sail between Grimsby and Norway. It would collect ice in Norway and sail back quickly - before the ice melted - to the Grimsby Ice Company, who provided ice for the fishing industry. The Acorn was built in 1855 at Dundee. {2}
An excavation and structural recording was undertaken of the carvel built sailing vessel in September 1997. It was identified as the Georgio Avasoti, an Italian vessel. {3}{4} | Subjects: | General Archaeology | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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