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archaeology, so here goes...
Recently acquired a copy of Shipwreck Index of the British Isles volume 4, by Richard and Bridget Larne. This is part of a series commissioned by Lloyd's Register of Shipping and is an attempt to create a national British register of Shipwrecks, working around the coast on a county basis. This volume covers Scotland, and lists six THOUSAND wrecks going back to the 12th century.
This book goes into incredible detail, so much so that the national heritage organisations used it as their "bible" a few years back when they were digitising the various National Monuments Records.
It's a hefty book, but easy to read. It has a plethora of detail on every ship listed, and is valuable for some ongoing research of mine.
The other nine or so volumes in the series are available second-hand, but I had to order this one directly from the publishers. It's expensive (£49), but well worth every penny, and to their credit the publishers gave me a free copy of the supplementary index to the first four volumes.
And if I get bored, I can always use it as a door-stop!
