Group of wooden mud punts abandoned on the foreshore at Newshot Island, part of the boat graveyard here. Associated with the hulk of the diving bell barge (SCHARP ID 12807).
This is the largest group of mud punts, on the bank of the creek which divides Newshot Island from the shore, with further groups at 8296 and adjacent to the schooners at 12681. At least 28 punts in this group, possible further remains broken up or silted over.
These punts were used to transport the material excavated from the banks and bed of the Clyde when the channel was being deepened and improved during the 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as the material dredged during routine maintenance of the channel. The Dredger Works was located on the opposite bank of the Clyde, suggesting that the punts were stored here when out of use, and were abandoned here where they were moored.
More detail at https://scharpblog.wordpress.com/2014/10/23/the-newshot-ship-graveyard-part-2-a-very-special-vessel/. Part of the boat graveyard recorded by the Newshot Island ShoreDIG project, and visible in the orthorectified photomosaic at http://scharp.co.uk/shoredig-projects/newshot-ship-graveyard/.
Location
247981.00
670398.00
27700
55.9026146
-4.4331222
Submitted photographs
Image
Date
Caption
User
06/06/2014
Newshot Island ship graveyard showing the punts at the edge of the channel
training1
06/06/2014
Newshot Island ship graveyard showing the punts in relation to the channel
training1
06/06/2014
Newshot Island ship graveyard view across the main group of punts and the channel
training1
06/06/2014
Newshot Island ship graveyard showing the main group of punts on the edge of the channel
training1
06/06/2014
Newshot Island ship graveyard showing the dredger, some of the surrounding punts and the coast edge
training1
06/06/2014
Newshot Island ship graveyard two outlying mud punts
training1
Submitted updates
Update id
Date
User
1696
06/06/2014
training1
Tidal state
Low
Site located?
Yes
Proximity to coast edge
Intertidal
Coastally eroding?
accreting
Threats
vegetation growth
Visibility above ground
Highly visible (substantial remains)
Access
accessible - difficult terrain
Local knowledge
has local associations/history
Description
Group of wooden mud punts abandoned on the foreshore at Newshot Island, part of the boat graveyard here. Associated with the hulk of the diving bell barge (SCHARP ID 12807).
This is the largest group of mud punts, on the bank of the creek which divides Newshot Island from the shore, with further groups at 8296 and adjacent to the schooners at 12681. At least 28 punts in this group, possible further remains broken up or silted over.
These punts were used to transport the material excavated from the banks and bed of the Clyde when the channel was being deepened and improved during the 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as the material dredged during routine maintenance of the channel. The Dredger Works was located on the opposite bank of the Clyde, suggesting that the punts were stored here when out of use, and were abandoned here where they were moored.
More detail at https://scharpblog.wordpress.com/2014/10/23/the-newshot-ship-graveyard-part-2-a-very-special-vessel/. Part of the boat graveyard recorded by the Newshot Island ShoreDIG project, and visible in the orthorectified photomosaic at http://scharp.co.uk/shoredig-projects/newshot-ship-graveyard/.