MHG51948 - VALID: KYLE OF LOCHALSH, KYLE AKIN
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- WRECK (20th Century - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
- AUXILIARY LUGGER (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG72NE 8023 c. 75 29
N57 18 W5 44
NLO: Kyle of Lochalsh [name: NG 762 272]
Loch Alsh [name centred NG 80 25]
Kyle Akin [name centred NG 758 268].
Possibly on map sheet NG72NW.
(Classified as Auxiliary Lugsail [Lugger]: registration cited as BCK 155, and date orf loss as 23 January 1920). Valid: this vessel was wrecked and a total loss in Kyle of Lochalsh.
Registration: Buckie. Built 1901. 42grt. Length: 23m. Beam: 6m.
(Location of loss cited as N57 18.0 W5 44.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. It remains unclear whether the vessel was wrecked within or beyond the immediate area of Kyle of Lochalsh.
The vessel presumably stranded.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 11 August 2008. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
Map
Location
| Grid reference | NG 7500 2899 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG72NE |
| Geographical Area | MARITIME |
Finds (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/295733 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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