Atherfeild Ledge is a rocky outcrop extending from the coast of the Back of the Wight, Isle of Wight. This is a famous shipwreck location. Along with Brook Ledge and Brighstone Ledge it is one of the area's main shipping hazards.[1]
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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.[2]
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.
SS Eider Sirenia - in which several lifeboat men lost their lives. Dilegent - Ore steamer.