MHG54781 - Unknown: Wick, North Sea
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- WRECK (19th Century - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
RCAHMS Canmore description:
ND35SE 8164 c. 37 50
N58 26 W3 5
NLO: Wick [name: ND 361 508]
Wick Bay [name centred ND 376 506].
Possibly on map sheet ND34NE.
(Classified as Fishing Boats: date of loss cited as August 1845). Unknown: many boats moored at Wick were damaged and sunk, but only three [were] destroyed.
(Location of loss cited as N58 26.00 W3 4.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary. It remains unclear whether the loss of these vessels occurred within Wick Harbour or out in Wick Bay.
The loss of these vessels may have occurred within the area of map sheet ND34NE.
Wick Harbour (ND35SE 66.00) is centred at ND 36820 50670.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 14 December 2010. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
Map
Location
| Grid reference | ND 3700 5000 (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/308018/ (View RCAHMS Canmore record for this site)
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