MHG49696 - Jane: Stroma, Pentland Firth
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- WRECK (Undated)
- SCHOONER (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NMRS Report: (24/04/2007 11:44:11)
ND37NE 8034 c. 35 77
N58 40 W3 7
NLO: Island of Stroma [name: ND 35 77]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Possibly on map sheet ND37NW.
Huna, 4th Nov. The JANE, of and from Belfast, for Wick, went ashore upon the Island of Stroma, (Pentland Frith [Firth]) 2nd inst., and has become a total wreck: master and a boy drowned.
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 10,810, London, Thursday November 9 1848.
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 8389).
(Classified as schooner: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 3 November 1848). Jane: this vessel stranded on Stroma. Capt. McKenzie. Registration: Belfast.
(Location of loss cited as N58 40.5 W3 8.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The classification cited by Whittaker remains unverified.
The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 21 July 2006.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 34 77 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND37NW |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Finds (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/282232 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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