CISMAS was formed in 2004 to promote maritime archaeology in Cornwall and the Scillies and to encourage community archaeology.
Since then, CISMAS has undertaken over twenty projects on sixteen different sites. Comprehensive reports have been produced for all our projects and these can be downloaded from our resource centre.
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Projects
These are some of the sites CISMAS has worked on. You can read about each project by downloading the project report from our resource centre. Some of the sites have been the subject of multiple projects spanning many years.
Shipwrecks
| Association (1707) | Gilstone, Scilly |
| Bartholomew Ledges (16th C) | Scilly |
| Colossus (1798) | St Mary’s Roads, Scilly |
| Eagle (1707) | Tearing Ledge, Scilly |
| Firebrand (1707) | Smith Sound, Scilly |
| Royal Anne Galley (1721) | Lizard, Cornwall |
| Unknown (1250-80) | Tresco Channel, Scilly |
| Unknown (17th C) | Low Lee, Mount’s Bay |
| Various | Mounts Bay Survey |
| Wheel Wreck (1780-90) | Little Ganinick, Scilly |
Intertidal
| Crab Ledges (Prehistoric) | Tresco, Scilly |
| Samson Flats (Prehistoric) | Samson, Scilly |
| Wherry Mine (1778) | Wherrytown, Penzance |
Images
Here are a few photos from our projects. Visit our gallery to see more.
Our Sponsors
These organisations have provided help in kind, often by supplying their products free of charge:
The following have all supplied goods at a discounted rate for use on CISMAS projects:
Contact Us
We are an informal society run by a small committee (Sharon Austin, Kevin Camidge and Brendon Rowe). If you would like to get involved in any of our projects then we would love to hear from you.
Please email us at: