MHG54710 - Cairndhuna: Wick Harbour Entrance, Wick Bay, North Sea
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- WRECK (20th Century - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
RCAHMS Canmore description:
ND35SE 8150 c. 368 509
N58 26.5 W3 5
NLO: Wick Bay [name centred ND 376 506]
Wick [name: ND 362 508].
(Classified as wooden s[team] drifter: registration cited as WK 405, and date of loss 22 June 1921). Cairndhuna: this vessel [was in] collision and sunk in Wick Harbour entrance (Pilot Us).
Registration: Wick.
(Location of loss cited as N58 26.33 W3 5.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. Wick or Pulteneytown Harbour (ND35SE 66.00) is centred at ND 36820 50670.
The remains of the vessel were presumably removed without delay from this constrained location.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 25 November 2010. <1>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | ND 3680 5089 (point) Approximate. Point generated from 2011 NMRS download data |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND35SE |
| Geographical Area | MARITIME |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/307587/ (View RCAHMS Canmore record for this site)
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