MHG52217 - SUPPLY: SKERRAY BAY, PENTLAND FIRTH
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- WRECK (20th Century - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
- SCHOONER (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC86NE 8022 c. 870 661
N58 34.1 W3 56.6
NLO: Portskerra [name: NC 877 657]
Tongue Bay [name centred NC 60 61]
Tongue [name centred NC 591 567]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
(Classified as schooner: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 8 October 1908). Supply: this vessel was wrecked at Skerray, near Tongue. Capt. Sellar. Registration: Peterhead.
(Location of loss cited as N58 32.50 W4 20.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. Skerray Bay is not noted as such on the 1999 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map, but the name presumably applies to the bay in front of Portskerra village.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 26 June 2008. <1>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | NC 8699 6609 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC86NE |
| Geographical Area | MARITIME |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/295009 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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