Re: Submerged towns..

[<iwb102@soton.ac.uk>]

Hi folks -

Just to put the record straight (I hope!) -

Dunwich itself (the submerged medieval village) - is not protected.  What is 
protected is the wreck site on Dunwich Bank.

The only mechanism for protecting the village site is the 'Ancient Monuments 
and Archaeological Areas Act' - which 'English Heritage' have not yet used in a 
maritime context (although they could 'cos it's provisions now extend out to 
the twelve-mile limit!).

The same act was neatly used by 'Historic Scotland' to schedule the area in 
Scapa Flow contaning some of the 'High Seas Fleet' - but it also maintains 
public (diver) access.

The list may not be aware that the whole matter of maritime heritage is under 
review.  If you have not already done so, I recommend you check out

http://www.culture.gov.uk

and search for 'Protecting our Marine Historic Environment: Making the System 
Work Better'(A Downloadable pdf file).  You can also get at it through search 
engines.

This does not just relate to England - it covers Wales and Scotland too.

This is a public consultation document, the eventual aim of which is to 
modernise the aproach to the subject.  *Everyone* can have a say.

Recommended - but there again I'm somewhat biased!

Ian Barefoot
NAS Menber

Quoting Phil Clarke <luxury@btinternet.com>:

> Gordon Henderson wrote:
> 
> > Odd request, but does anyone know of any submerged
>  > towns, etc. that can be dived in the UK?
> 
> Dunwich, off the Suffolk coast. Not much like the film of people 
> swimming through submerged Greek temples though. :)
> 
> Its a "protected wreck", the first step to diving there would be to 
> contact Suffolk Underwater Studies.
> 
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