Maritime record MHG48800 - Daniel Cotton: Skirza Head, North Sea
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 392 679 (20m by 20m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND36NE |
| Operational Area | CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NMRS Report: (10/05/2007 13:40:45)
ND36NE 8019 c. 393 680
N58 35.8 W3 2.7
NLO: Skirza Head [name: ND 393 680]
Freswick Bay [name centred ND 384 675]
Duncansby Head [name: ND 405 733].
Skerza [Skirza] Head, 2nd Oct. `A vessel, (with potash and salt) supposed to be the brig DANIEL COTTON, is ashore on the Skerries, and full of water.'
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 8915, London, Thursday October 6 1842.
NMRS, MS/829/71 (no. 7710).
Skerza [Skirza] Head, 2nd Oct. `Several casks of oil are reported to have been picked up on the coast.'
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 8915, London, Thursday October 6 1842.
NMRS, MS/829/71 (no. 7711).
The oil casks (cited as no. 7711) are probably derived from this vessel.
The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998).
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 27 September 2005.
NMRS, MS/829/71.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG24123 Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 275374.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2009 3:19PM
