Maritime record MHG48342 - James Bryce: Sandside, Pentland Firth
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 94 65 (20m by 20m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC96NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Operational Area | CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS |
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Full Description
NMRS Report: (07/04/2005)
NC96NE 8009 c. 95 66
N58 34 W3 48
NLO: Sandside Bay [name: ND 963 657]
Sandside Head [name: ND 954 664]
Thurso [name: ND 115 687]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Possibly on map sheets NC96NW.
See also ND16NW 8038.
Thurso, 12th Sept. `The sloop ISABELLA of Inverness, Paterson, laden with herrings, is on shore on the sands of this place, and will be wrecked. The sloop JAMES BRYCE, of Kirkcudbright, herring laden, from Port Mattamack [Portmahomack] to Ireland, is on shore at Sands Side [Sandside], about ten miles west of this port, but has not sustained any material damage¿.
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 5735, London, Friday September 20 1822.
NMRS, MS/829/71 (no. 6230).
The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998), presumably suggesting her successful recovery.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 7 March 2005.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG24123 Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 271714.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2009 3:19PM
