MHG47508 - Martin: Eilean Shona, Loch Moidart
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Type and Period (2)
- WRECK (Undated)
- BRIG (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NMRS Report: (26/01/2005)
NM67SW 8001 c. 64 74
N56 48 W5 52
NLO: Eilean Shona[name centred NM 64 74].
Possibly on map sheets NM67NW or NM67SE.
The MARTIN, Lyon, from Memel to Liverpool, was totally lost 6th instant, on the Island of Shona, coast of Invernesshire. Crew saved.
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 5249, London, Tuesday January 27 1818.
NMRS, MS/829/70 (no. 5961).
(Classified as brig, with cargo of wood and iron: date of loss cited as 6 January 1818). Martin: this vessel was wrecked on the Island of Shona, Loch Moidart. Capt. Lyon. Registration: Irvine.
(Location of loss cited as N56 48 W5 55).
I G Whittaker 1998.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 63 73 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM67SW |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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- https://canmore.org.uk/site/264037 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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