A close-up view of the collapsed stern of the Swedish sailing barque Trifolium (1875), lying on its port side on the beach at Gwynver Sands, just north of Sennen Cove in Whitesand Bay. The photographer was standing on the beach behind the stern looking forward to the forecastle, which can just be seen in the distance, partially obscured by the twisted and collapsed ship's sides.

This is a glass copy negative from an original print. Masking fluid has been used on the glass side to create cloud effects.

The Trifolium, originally launched as the Lord Clyde, was 16 days into a passage from Cardiff (left on 5 February 1914) when it began to leak so turn back for Falmouth. Having departed on 10 March to continue her voyage, the ship encountered a gale and began to leak again. The ship spent the Saturday and Sunday beating in a westerly gale of Land's End and eventually went ashore near Aire Point on Sunday 15 March 1914. The captain and mate were washed overboard and lost, as were three another crewmen, while the other six were saved. The ship then went to pieces on the beach.