MHG52009 - ADVANCE: LOCH GAIRLOCH
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
NG77NE 8008 unlocated
NLO: Loch Gairloch [name centred NG 77 76].
Possibly on map sheets NG77NW, NG77SW or NG77SE.
(Classified as wooden ketch, with cargo of lime: date of loss cited as 30 July 1912). Advance: leaky, [caught] fire and burnt at Gairloch, Ross-shire.
Registration: Stornoway. Built 1884. 41grt. Length: 20m. Beam: 5m.
(Location of loss cited as N57 43.0 W5 42.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.
It remains unclear whether the vessel stranded and burnt onshore or burnt and foundered offshore.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 21 July 2008. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
Map
Location
| Grid reference | SV 0000 0000 |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SV00SW |
| Geographical Area | MARITIME |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/295321 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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