What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Salem: West Sands, St Andrews Bay, North Sea as Barque (20th Century)-(1914), Sailing Vessel (by Form/type) (20th Century)-(1914). 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 *Salem* was a 20th-century barque that was lost in 1914 off the West Sands of St Andrews Bay in the North Sea. Little is known about the circumstances of its loss, the number of lives or cargo lost, or its broader historical significance.
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Places near here
St Andrews, Market Street, Hope Park Parish ChurchChurch (19th Century), War Memorial (20th Century) · 35 yd
Victory Memorial HallMemorial · 62 yd
St Andrews, Hope Street, GeneralGeneral View (period Unassigned) · 110 yd
St Andrews, Alexandra PlaceNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 129 yd
St Andrews, GreyfriarsHuman Remains (period Unassigned) · 177 yd
St Andrews, City RoadCinerary Urn(s) (period Unassigned) · 177 yd
St Andrews, South Street, Western SectionNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 208 yd
General Sikorski MemorialMemorial · 238 yd
St Andrews MuseumMuseum · 265 yd
Castle SandsBeach / strand · 867 yd
West Sands BeachVisitor information · 908 yd