What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Royal Archer: Firth of Forth as Steamship (20th Century)-(1940). 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 *Royal Archer* was a steamship lost in the Firth of Forth in 1940, likely during World War II. While specific details on the cause of loss, casualties, or cargo are not provided in the record, its wreck is noted for its historical and archaeological significance in Scotland’s maritime heritage.
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