MHG50656 - Mary: Dunnet Bay, Pentland Firth

Summary

No summary available.

Type and Period (2)

  • WRECK (Undated)
  • LUGGER (Unknown date)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

NMRS Report: (10/05/2007 13:04:05)
ND16NE 8023 c. 19 68
N58 36 W3 24

NLO: Castlehill [name: ND 196 686]
Dunnet Bay [name centred ND 198 704]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].

Possibly on map sheet ND26NW.

(Classified as Auxiliary Lugsail: no cargo specified, but registration number cited as WK 782, and date of loss as 5 December 1922). Mary: this vessel was wrecked near Castlehill Harbour. Capt. Gunn.
Registration: Wick. 5grt. Length: 9m. Beam: 3m.
(Location of loss cited as N58 35.80 W3 22.75).
I G Whittaker 1998.

The location assigned to this loss is essentially tentative. Castlehill Harbour (ND16NE 41.00) is at ND 1980 6861.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 10 May 2007.



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Map

Location

Grid reference Centred ND 18 67 (20m by 20m) (2 map features)
Map sheet ND16NE
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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