MHG50339 - Alert: Kyleakin, Kyle Rhea
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- WRECK (Undated)
- SCHOONER (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NMRS Report: (19/02/2007 11:49:09)
NG72NW 8020 c. 75 26
N57 16 W5 44
NLO: Kyleakin [name: NG 754 263]
Loch Alsh [name centred NG 80 25]
Kyle Akin [name centred NG 758 268]
Inner Sound [name centred NG 64 40].
Kyleakin, 6th Aug. The ALERT (schr.), of Aberystwith, Griffiths, from Liverpool to Harburg, with merchandise, was beached here to-day, making water, having struck on a sunken rock in Kylerhea sound [Kyle Rhea].
Source: LL, No. 17,265, London, Monday, August 16 1869.
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 11663).
The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998), presumably on account of her successful recovery.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 13 February 2007.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 75 26 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG72NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/286352 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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