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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.[1]
The wreck
editThe wreck site consists of iron guns, an anchor, an iron object, and possible smaller objects.[1]
Discovery and investigation
editThe site was found in 1998 and subsequently surveyed by the Archaeological Diving Unit. In 2005 Wessex Archaeology undertook a designation assessment.
Identity
editIt is believed that the site represents the wreck of the President, a 500-ton English East Indiaman built in 1671 and lost in 1684. The cannon on site correspond with a seventeenth century date.[1] No archaeological evidence exists to confirm this identity.
References
edit50°03′48″N 5°17′26″W / 50.06345°N 5.29062°W
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