A skeleton in Sandy Haven

This is a lovely image from Ruth -- first published on Facebook.  One of the few wooden skeletons left -- this one is quite far up Sandy Haven creek, on the east bank of the river.  I know nothing about it --but there must have been scores of abandoned small trading vessels in the creeks of Pembrokeshire, beached and left to rot when they were no longer profitable to run.

There is another -- in worse condition than this -- close to Lawrenny, just a few yards from the road.

Of course, in the stories, Mistress Martha owned a share in a small trading vessel.......