Galleon / Old Ship stones???

[Mud Skipper]

Roof Tiles - Ladrillos made in the Caribbean and reshipped to Europe some call them Spanish Roof Tiles - find them on vessel returning to Europe outbound but trade vessel not Galleon - ladrillos - Google Search

Theres the link...have fun

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found a number of worn down "bricks" and a number of tiles (10 inch square) only one intact as it was buried deep.

any thoughts??

 

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[Mud Skipper]

Unlikely to find them on a Galleon - I have also seen them on Dutch vessels and French vessels all returning to Europe - I doubt very much a Galleon would have them on board unless inbound with trade goods or left over...is possible. Just because you have some Spanish coins does not make it a Spanish boat...cheers

 

[Mud Skipper]

And since you live in the BVI on Tortola North Shore is Ballast Bay take a drive there, the bay and name enough said...

 

[BVI Hunter]

Roof Tiles - Ladrillos made in the Caribbean and reshipped to Europe some call them Spanish Roof Tiles - find them on vessel returning to Europe outbound but trade vessel not Galleon - ladrillos - Google Search

Theres the link...have fun

mine are not roof tiles for sure! if anything maybe floor tiles??

 

[Mud Skipper]

mine are not roof tiles for sure! if anything maybe floor tiles??

Do you get a signal from them with your seahunter?
I have some data somewhere on a place in Barbadoes that made tiles of all varieties amongst other things such as glass ware for the return voyage to Europe. If I find the link I will post it,but certainly were made down island, ive seen many of the same tiles of both shapes curved and flat in harbours

Cheers

 

[ivan salis]

tiles were also carried as cargo / ballast -- might not be the most high paying cargo but it beat carrying rocks and was easier to off load.

 

[ivan salis]

the curved tiles were for roofs and gutters

 

[Jason in Enid]

Yes, ballast stones were most typically river rock. In the case of the treasure fleets, they often dumped all their ballast and used gold and silver as ballast. If you find a large amount of ballast stones in one spot, either they dumped them to take on extra cargo or you have a wreck site.

 

[kevin hoffman]

Like everyone else said anything could be used for ballast ,those tiles would be great, england would ship out bricks and bring back more valuble stuff, I had a home where a sea capt lived ,it had a cobblestone walk ,supposed ballest stone,I have also heard of chimneys and foundations built from these