Maritime record MHG50606 - Clarkwood: Crosskirk, Pentland Firth
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 02 69 (20m by 20m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND06NW |
| Operational Area | CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS |
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Full Description
NMRS Report: (07/05/2007 11:16:13)
ND07SW 8010 c. 02 70
N58 36 W3 41
NLO: Crosskirk [name: ND 030 699]
Crosskirk Bay [name centred ND 026 702]
Ushat Head [name: ND 031 711]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Possibly on map sheet ND06NW.
(Classified as motor trawler: registration number cited as A 557, and date of loss as 22 August 1975). Clarkwood: this vessel was wrecked five miles West of Holborn Head.
Registration: Aberdeen. Built 1961. 249grt. Length: 35m. Beam: 8m.
(Location of loss cited as N58 37.0 W3 40.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker. The vessel presumably stranded near Crosskirk, to the S of Ushat Head.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 7 May 2007.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG24123 Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 288397.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2009 3:19PM
