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Reference
Date 1996
Event ID 928740
Category Documentary Reference
Type Reference
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/928740
KENNERMERLAND: became a Designated Historic Wreck Site on 1 June 1978. The designation bans diving, fishing, anchoring, archaeological survey and any other activity which may impact on the site within a 250m radius of the given position unless under special licence from Historic Scotland.
The KENNERMERLAND was a Dutch East Indiaman outward bound from Batavia, which sank in December 1664 on Stoura Stack, Out Skerries, Shetland. The site was located by divers from Aston University in 1971. Archaeological investigations by amateur divers under the direction of professional archaeologists took place regularly until 1987.
Licences held: 1978-9 excavation, 1984 excavation, 1988 survey.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM) Undated
Source: Archaeological Diving Unit 1996 (MS 829/11)
