MHG52200 - UNKNOWN: PORT OF TARBET, NORTH MINCH
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- WRECK (19th Century - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
- CRAFT (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC14NE 8005 c. 15 48
N58 23 W5 10
NLO: Handa Island [name centred NC 136 481]
Tarbet [name centred NC 164 488]
Port of Tarbet [name centred NC 160 488].
Possibly on map sheet NC14NW.
(No classification specified: cargo cited as salt, and date of loss as 30 November 1831). Unknown: this vessel struck rocks near the Isle of Handa, [came] adrift, [went[ ashore, and [was] lost [in] Tarbet Bay. [Capt]. Scobie.
Registration: Stranraer. Built 1871. 116grt. Length: 27m. Beam: 7m.
(Location of loss cited as N58 23.0 W5 10.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentaive, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker. Tarbet Bay is presumably to be equated with Port of Tarbet.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 3 July 2008. <1>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | NC 1500 4799 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC14NE |
| Geographical Area | MARITIME |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/295139 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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