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MHG52066 - HEATHERY BRAE: TARBERT BAY, CANNA, SEA OF THE HEBRIDES

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NG20NW 8002 c. 246 053
N57 3.4 W6 32.5
NLO: Tarbert Bay [name centred NG 244 052]
Canna [name centred NG 255 055]
Sound of Canna [name centred NG 29 02].
(Classified as Prawn F[ishing] V[essel]: date of loss cited as 8 May 1968). Heathery Brae: this vessel was in collision, [was] towed, and sank approximately 100 yards from shore at [the] head of Tarbert Bay. 18grt.
(Location of loss cited as N57 3.40 W6 32.50).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative, being derived from the unverified location that is cited by Whittaker. Tarbert Bay forms a clearly-defined indentation into the S coast of Canna, but does not have an identifiable 'head' as such.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 3 March 2008. <1>

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Grid reference	NG 2460 0530 (point)
Map sheet	NG20NW
Geographical Area	MARITIME

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