MHG11478 - Hixie 49: Vaig Bay, Sound of Sleat
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- WRECK (Unknown date)
- (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The NGR given by the RCAHMS lies to the north west of Loch Ewe, so that in the Highland Council Maritime Databsae has been preferred.
JHooper, 20/9/2002
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NB70SW 8000 7412 0105
N 57 0 W 5 49
Formerly NB70SW 8452
Quality of fix = PA
Horizontal Datum = UND
Surveying Details
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1926. The position for the wreck of the HIXIE 49 is given as 57 00 00N, 005 49 00W, or 365 to 460 metres north of Mallaig Vaig Bay.
Hydrographic Office, 1995.
Drifter HIXIE 49 sank 400-500 yards north of Mallaig in Vaig Bay in 1926.
Source; Baird 1995
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 6902 9782 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
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| Map sheet | NM69NE |
| Civil Parish | GLENELG |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/101943 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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