What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Protector: Gaa Sand, Outer Tay Estuary, North Sea as Steam Paddle Tug (19th Century)-(1889), Steam Tug (19th Century)-(1889). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The *Protector* was a steam paddle tug built in 1889 and wrecked in the Outer Tay Estuary, North Sea. It was lost without any recorded loss of life or cargo; its significance lies in being a 19th-century example of steam tug technology in Scottish coastal waters.
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Places near here
Good Intent: Gaa Sand, Outer Tay Estuary, North SeaCraft (19th Century) · 1.2 mi
Buddon NessPillbox (20th Century) · 1.9 mi
Buddon Ness, Low LighthouseLighthouse (19th Century) · 2.1 mi
Barry LinksFindspot (period Unassigned), Spindle Whorl(s) (period Unassigned) · 2.2 mi
Barry Links, Barry Buddon Military Training AreaMilitary Training Site (first World War), Military Training Site (20th Century), Military Training Site (second World War) · 2.5 mi
Abertay SandsBeach / strand · 2.8 mi
Carnoustie BeachBeach / strand · 3.0 mi
The Dibble TreeVisitor information · 3.1 mi
Dibble TreeCricket-bat willow · 3.1 mi
Battle of Barrybattle · 3.1 mi
Carnoustie War MemorialMemorial · 3.1 mi
Monifieth War MemorialMemorial · 5.2 mi