What is recorded here
The final journey for numerous barges, schooners, ketches and concrete lighters was to be beached on the banks of the River Severn where they lie in a "Boat Graveyard" which protects the canal from the erosive power of the river
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Places near here
Purton Dredger StationHeritage place · 56 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Purton HulksWreck · 215 yd
The wreck of the Huntley at the Purton Ships GraveyardShipwreck · 441 yd
Swing Bridge, PurtonHeritage place · 544 yd
A milestone laid flatMonument or public art · 1406 yd
Monument Commemorating the Training Ship VindicatrixMonument or public art · 1.3 mi
TS VindicatrixMemorial · 1.3 mi
South Finger ReedbedHeritage attraction · 1.9 mi
Small waterfall, Blackpool Brook, BlakeneyWaterfall · 1.9 mi
Chilean FlamingosHeritage attraction · 2.0 mi
Sir Peter ScottMemorial · 2.2 mi
Stretfield HillMountain / peak · 2.2 miOther information
Photo: Chris Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0