Archaeologists have uncovered the identity of a 1700s vessel shipwrecked in Orkney.

Now the identity of a shipwreck discovered in February 2024 on Sands o’Erraby, a beach on Sanday, the largest of Orkney 's North Isles, has been revealed.

Uncovered after 250 years The wreck was discovered in February 2024 after a storm swept away sand covering it on Sanday, one of the rugged Orkney Islands that lie off Scotland’s northern tip.

Archaeologists have uncovered the identity of a 1700s vessel shipwrecked in Orkney. Expert say the vessel discovered on the island of Sanday last year is most likely the Earl of Chatham, a former ...