MHG48553 - Sarah: Huna, Pentland Firth
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- WRECK (Undated)
- CRAFT (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NMRS Report: (27/04/2007 14:40:44)
ND37SE 8030 c. 36 73
N58 38 W3 6
NLO: Duncansby Head [name: ND 406 733]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
See also ND37SE 8010 and 8029.
Wick, 12th April. `The LORD SUFFIELD, Carlill, from Hull to Quebec - the CAMPION, of Whitby, and the SARAH, Adamson, of Glasgow, ran on shore near Huna, on the SW of the Pentland Firth, 10th inst. The LORD SUFFIELD has become a complete wreck: the other vessel[s] got off.'
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 6734, London, Tuesday April 17 1832.
NMRS, MS/829/71 (no. 7010).
The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998), presumably on account of her successful recovery.
Huna is not noted as such on the 1999 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map, but the Ness of Huna is at ND 363 738.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 14 June 2005.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 36 73 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND37SE |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/272806 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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