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NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, 8.4
there was an extensive scatter of finds, the most spectacular of which was undoubtedly a com- plete stoneware flagon found in a cleft in the rocks in less than 5 m of water, a remarkable instance of survival (Fig. 3). The scatter con- tinued around cannon 3, being notable for a collection of unidentified pewter objects found only in this area (finds J 32-36), along with abraded yellow brick. In the vicinity of cannon 7 and 8, the only finds to date have been a large earthenware sherd recovered from along- side the former in 1973, and a piece of lead sheeting lying under the sand about 10 m to the west. Surprisingly, the metal detector re- vealed no wreck material between Trolsome and the Fish Quay, although the depth of sand and a profusion of modern trash there may
have masked any signals.
Prompted by reports of iron-stained yellow
bricks being dredged up about 400 m south- west of Ubda, an inspection was made at our maximum safe working depth, 30 m, about 200 m off the stack. Numerous bricks were seen, interspersed with ironwork almost cer- tainly derived from the wreck of the Nordwind (lYI2), but no other demonstrably 17th century items. Dives were also undertaken in the area south of Old Man Stack, where two highly abraded iron cannon had been found in 1971, a further cannon being located in about 25 m of water. Surviving to a length of
Figure 3. A complete stoneware flagon lying as found in a cleft in the rocks in about 5 m
of water. Scale with 5 cni intervals.
about 2 m, this example is severely abraded, although generally better preserved than the two in shallower water. There is still no proof as to whether this material off Old Man Stack is, or is not, derived from the Kennemerland.
In summary, the discoveries made during the 1978 season do not demand any sub- stantial revision of previous interpretations (Price & Muckelroy, 1974: 260-2; 1977:
198-201; Muckelroy, 1978: 172-5). How- ever, a convincing explanation for the lack of material at the northern end of the site will have to be found, especially in view of the tradition that much wreckage came up on Bruray (Bruce, 1907). Similarly, the apparent spread of material to the south and west of Stoura Stack has to be accounted for, pre- sumably in terms either of wreckage being subsequently washed out to sea, or of sea-bed movement. Meanwhile, one point has gained additional confirmation; the iron debris off Stoura Stack, taken together with the lead ingots, demonstrates more convincingly than ever the point at which the ship came to grief.
Selective catalogue of finds
As in the previous interim report, this list is arranged according to the project’s ‘small finds’ catalogue; similarly, the emphasis here is on finds of nautical interest, some categories being omitted entirely. At the end of each entry is given, in brackets, the finds group number to which that object belongs (indi- cating in turn the year, site, and list number of that group), the excavation area from which it comes, and the grid reference for its sea-bed location. The arrangement of the site grid is given in Price & Muckelroy (1977: fig. 1). The objects listed here originate either from the processing of iron concretion and other con- glomerate recovered during the 1976 exca- vations, or from the 1978 season.
A. Coins
A68. A Zeeland rosschilling, found in con-
cretion (76 K 197; Site G, -13.0/0.8). A69. A bronze or copper disk, probably a coin, bearing a fleur-de-lis design (78 K
28; Site A, 2.5/30.5).
A70. Copper coin, probably a stuiver of West
Friesland (78 K 7; Site A, 3.3/33.5).
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