Maritime record MHG50640 - Fernside: Burnside, Thurso Bay, Pentland Firth
Summary
No summary available.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 10 69 (20m by 20m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND16NW |
| Operational Area | CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
NMRS Report: (08/05/2007 16:40:51)
ND16NW 8067 c. 10 69
N58 36 W3 33
NLO: Thurso [name: ND 115 687]
Scrabster [name: ND 102 702].
Thurso Bay [name centred ND 115 699]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Possibly on map sheet ND17SW.
(Classified as steamship, with cargo of manure: date of loss cited as 11 April 1932). Fernside: this vessel stranded from anchor at Burnside.All gone, but constructive total loss, and broken up at Granton.
Registration: Newcastle. Built 1919. 490grt.
(Location of loss cited as N58 36.0 W3 32.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. The name Burnside apparently denotes the area around Scrabster Castle [ND16NW 3: ND 1068 6915].
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 8 May 2007.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG24123 Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 288464.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2009 3:19PM
