Langdon Bay Wreck
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | Langdon Bay Wreck | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | shipwreck | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Sea / ocean | English Channel | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | England | official dataset |
| Position | 51.1272, 1.3449 | Historic England Protected Wreck Sites, listed latitude/longitude (OGL v3) |
| Protected Wreck | List entry 1000059 | Historic England |
| Designated | 1978-05-25 | Historic England |
| Restricted area | 7.06 ha | Historic England |
| Grid reference | TR 34144 41761 | Historic England |
About the wreck
The remains of a Middle Bronze Age vessel were identified in Langdon Bay, Kent, England in 1974. The site was designated under the Protection of Wrecks Act on 25 May 1978. The wreck is a Protected Wreck managed by Historic England.
Diving & visiting
This is a designated Protected Wreck under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973. Under the Act, diving on or otherwise interfering with the wreck inside its restricted area requires a licence; see the Historic England list entry for details.
The site consists of Middle Bronze Age artefacts, including tools, weapons, and ornaments made in France. These items have been dated to 1100 B.C. Over 350 artefacts have been recovered. They appear to have formed cargo of a seafaring vessel.
The site was first identified in 1974 by members of Dover sub-aqua club. The site was repeatedly visited during the following decades, the last artefacts were recovered in 1989.
The site was investigated by Cotswold Archaeology in 2016, this survey concluded that there was low potential for further bronze artefacts to be present.
Location
- Recorded position: 51.1272, 1.3449 (Historic England Protected Wreck Sites, listed latitude/longitude (OGL v3); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: English Channel
- Nearest coast: England
Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Langdon Bay Wreck (revision 1270616818), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “The wreck”, “Discovery and investigation”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Protected Wreck data © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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