MHG47682 - Fidelity: Eilean Choraidh, Loch Eriboll
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- WRECK (Undated)
- CRAFT (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NMRS Report: (01/11/2004)
NC45NW 8005 c. 420 850
N58 28.9 W4 42.6
NLO: Loch Eriboll [name centred NC 44 60]
Eilean Choraidh [name: NC 420 850].
Loch Erribol, Sept. 21., FIDELITY, of Inverness, Colin Campbell, 71 tons, four men, from Castlehill for Greenock, stranded on Corie Island [Eilean Choraidh], Loch Erribol, Sept. 19: cargo flag stones.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 20,410, London, Friday September 26 1879.
Loch Erribol, Sept. 20, FIDELITY, ashore on Corie Island [Eilean Choraidh], is lying on the rocks and making water: she will probably have to discharge part of her cargo before getting off. [Record received incomplete].
NMRS, MS/829/71 (no. 4852).
The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998), presumably on account of her successful recovery.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 1 November 2004.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 419 579 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC45NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/267613 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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