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About two miles ease from the [[Brighstone Ledge]] the Atherfeild ledge is a small (half a mile square) outcrop occuping a central position reaching into the current. <ref> J.C Medland "Shipwrecks of the Wight".Coach House Publications ltd, 2004 </ref> |
About two miles ease from the [[Brighstone Ledge]] the Atherfeild ledge is a small (half a mile square) outcrop occuping a central position reaching into the current. <ref> J.C Medland "Shipwrecks of the Wight".Coach House Publications ltd, 2004 </ref> |
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Numerous ships have been wrecked upon this ledge because its the focal point of the tide, many have left their remains turning it into a graveyard. |
Numerous ships have been wrecked upon this ledge because its the focal point of the tide, many have left their remains turning it into a graveyard. |
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Atherfeild Ledge is a rocky outcrop extending from the coast of the Back of the Wight, Isle of Wight. This is a famous shipwreck location.Along with Brook Ledge and Brighstone Ledge it is one of the area's main shipping hazards.[1]
Geography
About two miles ease from the Brighstone Ledge the Atherfeild ledge is a small (half a mile square) outcrop occuping a central position reaching into the current. [2]
Numerous ships have been wrecked upon this ledge because its the focal point of the tide, many have left their remains turning it into a graveyard.
Atherfeild Ledge Shipwrecks
SS Eider Sirenia - in which several lifeboat men lost their lives. Dilegent - Ore steamer.