MHG47900 - Excelsior: Loch Bay, Skye, Little Minch
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- WRECK (Undated)
- CRAFT (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NMRS Report: (03/02/2005)
NG25NE 8004 c. 26 55
N57 30 W6 34
NLO: Loch Bay [name centred NG 260 555]
Dunvegan [name: NG 252 477].
Possibly on map sheet NG25SE.
EXCELSIOR, 76 tons, White, from Thurso for Whitehaven, with cargo of flash (?flax), is ashore in Loch Bay, near Dunvegan, Isle of Skye. (Dunvegan, Oct. 3, 9.20 a.m.).
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 21,351, London, Wednesday October 4 [1882].
NMRS, MS/829/70 (no. 5377).
The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998), suggesting that she was successfully recovered.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 3 February 2005.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 26 54 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG25SE |
Finds (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/270322 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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