MHG52061 - EAGLE: FLADDA-CHUAIN, LITTLE MINCH
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- WRECK (20th Century - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
- DRIFTER (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG38SE 8006 c. 356 816
N57 44.8 W6 26.6
NLO: Fladda-chuain [name: NG 361 815]
Sound of Raasay [name centred NG 55 55].
(Classified as Steam Drifter: registration number cited as A 874, and date of loss as 28 September 1919). Eagle: this vessel stranded on a reef at [the] West end of Fladdachuain [Fladda-chuain], or Eilean Fladday.
Registration: Aberdeen. Built 1879. 45grt.
(Location of loss cited as N57 29.0 W6 2.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. An alternative location on Eilean Fladday [name centred NG 588 510] immediately W of Raasay is implied by Whittaker, but is not accepted as this island is alligned N-S, and has no West end as such.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 4 August 2008. <1>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | NG 3559 8159 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG38SE |
| Geographical Area | MARITIME |
Finds (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/295581 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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