MHG50636 - Three Brothers: Murkle Bay, Pentland Firth

Summary

No summary available.

Type and Period (2)

  • WRECK (Undated)
  • CRAFT (Unknown date)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

NMRS Report: (08/05/2007 10:26:14)
ND16NE 8020 c. 171 694
N58 36.3 W3 25.6

NLO: Murkle Bay [name centred ND 171 694]
West Murkle [name: ND 157 695]
East Murkle [name: ND 173 687]
Thurso [name: ND 115 687]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].

Possibly on map sheet ND17SE.

(No classification specified, but cargo cited as deals, and date of loss as 14 October 1746). Three Brothers: this vessel was wrecked in Murkle Bay, Caithness. Capt. Martin. Registration: Kirkcudbright.
(Location of loss cited as N58 36.33 W3 32.75).
I G Whittaker 1998.

The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 8 May 2007.



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Map

Location

Grid reference Centred ND 170 694 (20m by 20m) (2 map features)
Map sheet ND16NE

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