Atherfield Ledge
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Atherfield 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 east from the Brighstone Ledge the Atherfield ledge is a small (half a mile square) outcrop occupying a central position reaching into the current.[2]
Numerous ships have been wrecked upon this ledge because it's the focal point of the tide, many have left their remains turning it into a graveyard.
Atherfield Ledge shipwrecks
- SS Eider
- Sirenia - in which several lifeboat men lost their lives.
- Diligent - Ore steamer.
- Auguste 1900 - Cargo of Eucalyptus wood from Australia
- Alcester 1897 - Cargo of Jute from India
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