MHG50633 - Margaret: Dunnet Sands, Dunnet Bay, Pentland Firth
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- WRECK (Undated)
- BRIGANTINE (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NMRS Report: (08/05/2007 10:06:43)
ND26NW 8019 c. 21 69
N58 36 W3 22
NLO: Dunnet Bay [name centred ND 198 704]
Thurso [name: ND 115 687]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Possibly on map sheet ND27SW.
(Classified as brigantine, with cargo of tobacco: date of loss cited as 7 May 1793). Margaret: this vessel stranded on Dunnet Sands. Capt. Heartwell. Registration: Port Glasgow.
(Location of loss cited as N58 36.5 W3 21.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. The Dunnet Sands are not noted as such on the 1999 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map; the name presumably applies to the extensive area of sands that is depicted around the SE end of Dunnet Bay.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 8 May 2007.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 20 69 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND26NW |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/288445 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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