MHG47887 - Beagle: Dunnet Bay, Pentland Firth

Summary

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Type and Period (2)

  • WRECK (Undated)
  • CRAFT (Unknown date)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

NMRS Report: (10/05/2007 13:05:17)
ND16NE 8011 c. 19 68
N58 36 W3 24

NLO: Castlehill [name: ND 196 686]
Dunnet Bay [name centred ND 198 704]
Thurso [name: ND 115 687]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].

Possibly on map sheet ND26NW.

Thurso, April 19, 9.5 a.m., BEAGLE, of Dublin, Campbell, part cargo manure for Thurso, missed stays off Castlehill Harbour, and drove ashore: not likely to get off. Wind NE, fresh.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 20,897, London, Wednesday April 20 [1881].
NMRS, MS/829/70 (no. 5170).

The location assigned to this loss is essentially tentative. Castlehill Harbour (ND16NE 41.00) is at ND 1980 6861.
The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998), possibly suggesting her successful recovery.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 13 January 2005.



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Location

Grid reference Centred ND 18 67 (20m by 20m) (2 map features)
Map sheet ND16NE
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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