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Bulverhythe: Amsterdam wreck (look, don't touch)

BOTTLE DIGGING RESTRICTED CONFIRMED

Where: UK & Ireland · Europe · approx. 50.85, 0.53 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: VOC East Indiaman Amsterdam ran aground in 1749 with cargo aboard; hull survives to deck level in the beach clay west of Hastings

What turns up: eyes-only: exposed 1749 hull timbers at spring low water, ordinary beach glass on the shingle above

Access: Restricted.

Protected Wreck under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973, managed by Historic England: no removal of timbers or artefacts, no digging around the hull, guided visits only inside the exclusion area

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Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.