MHG52278 - UNKNOWN: LOCH NESS

Summary

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Type and Period (2)

  • WRECK (20th Century - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
  • SPEEDBOAT (Unknown date)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

NH52NW 8003 c. 54 29
N57 20 W4 25
NLO: Loch Ness [name centred NH 531 273]
Urquhart Bay [name centred NH 527 294].
Not to be confused with NH52NW 8001.
Possibly on map sheet NH53SW.
(Classified as Speedboat: date of loss cited as 28 August 1932). Unknown: this vessel caught fire and was lost on Loch Ness.
(Location of loss cited as N57 20.0 W4 25.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location cited by Whittaker may be arbitrary, but is accepted. It falls within or near Urquhart Bay, on the NW side of Loch Ness, near its NE end. It falls within the centre of the loch, E of Urquhart Bay, and near the NE end. It remains uncertain whether and where any wreckage was washed ashore.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 8 February 2008. <1>

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Map

Location

Grid reference NH 5399 2899 (point)
Map sheet NH52NW
Geographical Area MARITIME

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