MHG51943 - CASTLE VARECH: RABBIT ISLANDS, TONGUE BAY, ATLANTIC
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- WRECK (20th Century - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
- KETCH (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC66SW 8006 c. 60 63
N58 32 W4 24
NLO: Rabbit Islands [name centred NC 605 635]
Tongue Bay [name centred NC 60 61]
Kyle of Tongue [name centred NC 58 58]
Cape Wrath [name: NC 256 750]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Possibly on map sheet NC56SE.
(Classified as wooden ketch: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as October 1928). Castle Varech: this vessel stranded at Tongue Island, and became a constructive total loss.
Registration: Wick. Built 1898. 41grt. Length: 19m. Beam: 6m.
(Location of loss cited as N58 33.0 W4 25.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. Tongue Island is not noted as such on the 1999 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map, but is probably to be equated with one of the Rabbit Islands, to the W of Tongue Bay.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 25 June 2008. <1>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | NC 5999 6300 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC56SE |
| Geographical Area | MARITIME |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/294997 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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