X marks the spot where some long ago ship builder made his mark on this piece of wood!
We had Ben Saunders from Wessex Archaeology on the island on Thursday and Friday, and with the help of various residents, all the pieces of the ship were tagged and numbered and then dismantled and moved off the beach.
Lots of measurements and photographs were taken, as well as slices of the wood -- the next step now is that they will take this information and attempt to figure out where the trees grew and when they were harvested. Ben thinks that there's a possibility that this could be 17th Century!
The Receiver of Wrecks has also been notified about the ship, and assuming that the owner (LOL!) does not come forward to claim it, it will eventually belong to the island and then we, as a community, will get to decide what we want to do with it.
Freya of course has no interest in the ship at all -- she is just happy to have a good stretch in the sunshine!
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