National Monuments service - Shipwreck Inventory of Ireland
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| Odm ID | 70b4a511-3f45-4798-a552-dc07ad606c80
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| Title | National Monuments service - Shipwreck Inventory of Ireland
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| Notes | The Underwater Archaeology Unit (UAU) is engaged in the preparation of an inventory of recorded shipwrecks in Irish waters. The Shipwreck Inventory of Ireland includes all known wrecks for the years up to and including 1945 and approximately 10,000 records have been compiled and integrated into the shipwreck database thus far.
The Shipwreck Inventory is principally a desktop survey with information gathered from a broad range of cartographic, archaeological and historical sources, both documentary and pictorial. Wrecks over 100 years old and archaeological objects found underwater are protected under the National Monuments (Amendment) Acts 1987 and 1994. Significant wrecks less than 100 years old can be designated by Underwater Heritage Order on account of their historical, archaeological or artistic importance as is the case with the wreck of the Co. Cork RMS Lusitania located off Kinsale Head. Underwater Heritage Orders can also be used to designate areas of seabed or land covered by water to more clearly define and protect wreck sites and archaeological objects. |
| Author | Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
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| Metadata Updated | 2015-06-23 13:00:15
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| Organisation | Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
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| Platform | ckan
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| Language | en
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| Version | (not set)
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