Using the water dredge at The Tile Wreck’s “turn of the bilge”

Each 1m sq was documented

The uncovered central port side of the cargo deck showing the granite pre cut blocks which were part of the ships cargo

Most of the granite cargo was pre cut

Daily visit from a starfish looking for food

Some of the blocks were concreted with iron nails or objects

Smaller ballast river stones were found

The granite blocks were laid on the ceiling planking which was the cargo deck. Some of the blocks were three high

The blocks were well packed

A 90 degree cut end

Exposed ends of the floor and futtock timbers

At the turn of the bilge some of the granite blocks had fallen off the ship and were burried

Student Fletcher inspecting The Tile Wreck

One of the heavy granite blocks is located on the edge of an eaten futtock

The bottom planking or strakes

The ceiling planking which had fallen onto the strakes when the floor and futtock timbers had been eaten away