In pictures: Mystery shipwreck
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Archaeologists are trying to identify a shipwreck off the coast of the north-west Highlands. The images in this gallery are courtesy of WA Coastal and Marine's Jonathan Benjamin, who took the underwater photographs, and John McCarthy. The images are the copyright of Historic Scotland
A marine archaeologist takes measurements of two of three cannon found in Eddrachillis Bay, near Drumbeg
The cannon lie on the remnants of the ship's hull. Archaeologists say the vessel could be Dutch and was wrecked in the bay sometime between 1650 and 1750
A partially-damaged anchor was also found near the cannons. The wreck has been known to local scallop divers since the 1990s but only last year was it properly investigated by marine archaeologists
An archaeologist takes a closer look at the timbers of the preserved hull
Measurements of the hull were taken during last year's dive on the shipwreck
A diver makes a sketch plan of the wreck site
A cannonball was recovered from near the cannon
A dead-eye rigging block was also found. This would have sat near the gunwale of the ship
A brick recovered from the site may have been part of the ship's ballast. Analysis of the brick could give clues to the origin of the vessel
A tile showing a three-masted ship flying the Dutch flag was another key find