Sutherland shipwreck intrigues archaeologists



Archaeologists are trying to piece together clues to the identity of a shipwreck in the north-west Highlands.

Three cannons and part of a wooden hull lie on the seabed near Drumbeg in Sutherland.

Archaeologists believe it could be the remains of a Dutch vessel that got into difficulty between 1650 and 1750.

The site was given emergency protected status on 18 March this year, but the Scottish government has proposed giving it a more permanent designation.

Local scallop divers have known of the wreck site in Eddrachillis Bay since the 1990s, but only recently have archaeologists been able to make a proper assessment of it.

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