Maritime record MHG50601 - Unknown: Shinscliff, Duncansby, North Sea
Summary
No summary available.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 40 71 (20m by 20m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND47SW |
| Operational Area | CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NMRS Report: (04/05/2007 13:47:16)
ND47SW 8033 c. 40 72
N58 38 W3 2
NLO: Duncansby Head [name: ND 406 733].
Possibly on map sheet ND37SE.
(Classified as schooner, with cargo of timber: date of loss cited as 6 February 1870). Unknown: this vessel stranded at Shinscliff, 0.25 miles S of Duncansby Head.
Registration: Norwegian? 111 tons [unspecified].
(Location of loss cited as N58 38.0 W3 1.83).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. Shinscliff is not noted as such on the 1999 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 4 May 2007.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG24123 Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 288383.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2009 3:19PM
