MHG52195 - UNKNOWN: ATLANTIC

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Type and Period (2)

  • WRECK (19th Century - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CRAFT (Unknown date)

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  • None recorded

Full Description

NC08SE 8001 unlocated
NLO: Cape Wrath [name: NC 256 750]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
(Classified as Fishing Boat: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as August 1875). Unknown: this vessel foundered off Cape Wrath. Registration: British.
(Location of loss cited as N58 40.0 W5 20.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet and quasi-administartive area assigned to this record are essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker. This falls about 20km NW of Cape Wrath.
The loss may have occurred within the quasi-administrative area designated as Maritime - Western Isles.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 23 June 2008. <1>

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Map

Location

Grid reference SV 0000 0000
Map sheet SV00SW
Geographical Area MARITIME

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