It should not be assumed that this site is publicly accessible and it may be on private property. Do not trespass.
Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 27 NE 5 |
|---|
| Type of record: | Maritime |
|---|
| Name: | Hindostan |
|---|
Summary
Wreck of East Indiaman
Monument Types
- WRECK (Wrecked 1803, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1803 AD)
Associated Finds
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1803 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1803 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1803 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1803 AD)
Full description
If you do not understand anything on this page please contact us.
Wreck of the Hindustan, wrecked on Wedge Sand (off Reculver) in 1803 (2) . Wreck destroyed in 1980's by salvage using a grab. (1)
Surveyed by Wessex Archaeology in 2011/12 (3, 4)
<1> English Heritage, 1997, English Heritage Book of Ships and Shipwrecks (Monograph). SWX11835.
<2> Whitstable and Herne Bay Museums, Catalogue of accessions, W1993.53.1 (Index). SWX9398.
<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, Hindostan: Marine Geophysical Surveys/Report No 77000.01. (Unpublished document). SKE55548.
<4> Wessex Archaeology, 2012, The Hindostan, off Margate, Thames Estuary: undesignated site assessment: archaeological report/Report No 83800.21. (Unpublished document). SKE55547.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Monograph: English Heritage. 1997. English Heritage Book of Ships and Shipwrecks. |
| <2> | Index: Whitstable and Herne Bay Museums. Catalogue of accessions. W1993.53.1. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. Hindostan: Marine Geophysical Surveys/Report No 77000.01.. |
| <4> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2012. The Hindostan, off Margate, Thames Estuary: undesignated site assessment: archaeological report/Report No 83800.21.. |
