MHG51039 - Eclipse: Nairn Old Bar, Moray Firth
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- WRECK (Undated)
- SCHOONER (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NMRS Report: (24/09/2007 10:28:37)
NH85NE 8009 c. 89 57
N57 35 W3 51
NLO: Nairn [name: NH 885 567].
Possibly on map sheet NH95NW.
(Classified as schooner, with cargo of slates: date of loss cited as 5 October 1872). Eclipse: this vessel stranded on [the] Old Bar at Nairn. Capt. Brown.
Registration: Dundee. Built 1796. 52grt. Length: 16m. Beam: 5m.
(Location of loss cited as N57 37.5 W3 48.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location of the old or former bar of the River Nairn is unclear. The former mouth of the river (before the construction of the breakwaters NH85NE 54.01 and 54.02) was apparently at NH c. 889 579, placing this stranding within the area of the entrance to Nairn Harbour (NH85NE 54.00).
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 24 September 2007.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 88 56 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH85NE |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/290658 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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