Maritime record MHG27596 - Alexanders: Bohenuil Trodday, Eilean Trodday, Little Minch
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 4380 7860 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG47NW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | KILMUIR |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NG47SW 8001 4380 7680
N57 43.4 W6 18.2
FORMERLY NG47SW 8326
ALEXANDERS, wreck scattered among rocks at the southside of Eilaen Trodday.
Source; Baird 1995
ALEXANDERS. The wreck is scattered over a radius of about 50 metres in depth of about 5 metres. The largest portion stands about 2 metres from the seabed. The diesel engine and propeller shaft dry 2 metres at low water. The seabed is kelp covered boulders. The site may be visited by snorkellers. Diagrams for help in locating her are included in the source.
Source; Butland & Siedlecki, BSAC Wreck Register 1987.
ALEXANDERS, wreck is completely broken up. The propeller shaft and engine lie in at the head of a small inlet and dry 2 metres at low water springs. Bits of broken equipment lie around, well hidden in the kelp.
Source; Ridley 1985.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1942 Text/Publication/Volume: Baird, B. 1995. Shipwrecks of the West of Scotland. 261.
- --- SHG2007 Text/Publication/Volume: Butland and Siedlecki, W E and J K (comps). 1987. BSAC wreck register, Scotland, 2, West coast (and) Western Isles. rev.. 24 (047).
- --- SHG2707 Text/Publication/Volume: Ridley, G. 1990. Dive North-West Scotland. revised ed.. 96.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
