Atherfeild Ledge is a rocky outcrop extending from the coast of the Back of the Wight

Back of the Wight

Back of the Wight is an area on the Isle of Wight, England that has a unique history and social background. Part of this stems from the fact that the area was and still is very cut off from the rest of the island and is made up of small villages strung out along the coast, such as Brighstone,...

, Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight

The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...

. This is a famous shipwreck location. Along with Brook Ledge and Brighstone Ledge it is one of the area's main shipping hazards.

Geography

About two miles ease from the Brighstone Ledge the Atherfeild ledge is a small (half a mile square) outcrop occupying a central position reaching into the current.

Numerous ships have been wrecked upon this ledge because it's the focal point of the tide, many have left their remains turning it into a graveyard.

Atherfeild Ledge shipwrecks

SS Eider

SS Eider

SS Eider was a 4,179 ton German ocean liner built for Norddeutscher Lloyd in 1884 by John Elder & Co. of Glasgow as the fourth ship in the Rivers class. She had four masts and was a two-funnelled steamer over 430 ft long, with a crew of 167, and capable of carrying 1,204 passengers...

Sirenia - in which several lifeboat men lost their lives.
Dilegent - Ore steamer.