MHG50542 - Keiss Castle: Stroma Pier, Pentland Firth
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- WRECK (Undated)
- AUXILIARY LUGGER (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NMRS Report: (27/04/2007 12:00:36)
ND37NE 8047 c. 3526 7634
N58 40.22 W3 6.98
NLO: Island of Stroma [name: ND 35 77]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Possibly on map sheet ND37NW.
(Classified as 'auxiliary lugsail': no cargo specified, but registration number cited as WK 781, and date of loss as 16 June 1918). Keiss Castle: this vessel was wrecked at Stroma Pier. Capt. Robertson.
Registration: Wick. 7grt. Length: 9m. Beam: 3m.
(Location of loss cited as N58 40.17 W3 7.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. 'Stroma Pier' is presumably to be equated with Stroma, The Haven (ND37NE 17: Stroma Harbour) at ND 3526 7834.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 27 April 2007.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 3526 7634 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND37NE |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/288243 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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