MHG24290 - Unknown: Moray Firth
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- WRECK (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
- (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
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Full Description
NJ08SE 8000 0806 8357
N 57 49.95 W 3 32.9
Formerly NJ08SE 8570
Quality of fix = HF
Evidence = Echo sounder
Horizontal Datum = OGB
Surveying Details
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10 August 1976. A new wreck has been located at 57 49 57N, 003 32 54W. The position was fixed by Moray Firth hi-fix chain(u)patt1 332.56 patt2 352.34 and decca(u)n scot.chain red g23.35 green a42.15 purple a 63.30. Site examination was by side scan sonar and close sounding. The least depth over wreck by echosounder was 34.4 metres. The general depth of sea bed by echosounder was 35.3 metres. The water depth of scour observed by echosounder was 35.6mtrs. The sea bed is of small stones and broken shell. The depth datum was taken from Burghead or 2.10 metres below Ordnance Datum. The site is either an isolated rock or a small wreck. The site was located during area sonar search from one direction only and then subsequently close sounded. The site was first located on 2 July 1975.
Report by HMS ECHO.
Hydrographic Ofice, 1995.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 0806 8357 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ08SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | TARBAT |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/102058 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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