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Purton HulksNearby Tourist Attraction, in or near to Berkeley
Purton Ships' Graveyard, Berkeley GL13 9UN
Purton Hulks can be found on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in Gloucestershire and quite near to Berkeley.
What can be found at: Purton Hulks
The Purton Hulks or Purton Ships' Graveyard is a number of abandoned boats and ships, deliberately beached beside the River Severn near Purton in Gloucestershire, England, to reinforce the river banks. Most were beached in the 1950s and are now in a state of considerable decay. The site forms the largest ship graveyard in mainland Britain.
Found just a mile north east from Sharpness Docks. Car parking can be found in the nearby village of Purton.
A riverbank collapse in 1909 caused by strong river currents and high tides led to concerns that the barrier between the river and the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal would be breached.
Old vessels from all over the UK were deliberately beached so that the could fill with water and silt to create a tidal barrier to reduce erosion.
The vessels included steel barges, Severn trows and ferro cement boats. The boats were built in the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th.
Since 2000, archaeological investigations have been undertaken to find out more about the vessels and their states of decay. Explanatory labels have been provided. One barge (Harriet) has been scheduled as an ancient monument and several are included in the National Register of Historic Vessels.
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