MHG50637 - Matilda: Murkle Bay, Pentland Firth
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- WRECK (Undated)
- SLOOP (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NMRS Report: (08/05/2007 10:35:33)
ND16NE 8021 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.
(Classified as sloop, with cargo of oilcake and coal: date of loss cited as 19 December 1862). Matilda: this vessel stranded in Murkle Bay. Capt. Smith.
Registration: Thurso. 31nrt.
(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 |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/288455 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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