Located in the Coromandel region
Sailors Grave Memorial is for a sailor from HMS Tortoise who drowned in the surf in 1842.
Vist Sailors Grave Memorial at Te Karo Bay, the rare land grave for a sailor from 1842. Deaths among sailors were not uncommon at this time, but burying crew ‘at sea’ was standard practice.
Access the walks in this area from SH25 north of Tairua.
| Kauaeranga Visitor Centre | |
| Phone: | +64 7 867 9080 |
| Fax: | +64 4 471 1117 |
| Email: | kauaerangavc@doc.govt.nz |
| Address: |
995C Kauaeranga Valley Road Thames 3577 |
| Postal Address: |
PO Box 343 Thames 3540 |
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