Maritime record MHG50669 - Unknown: Melvich Bay, Pentland Firth
Summary
No summary available.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 886 654 (20m by 20m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC86NE |
| Operational Area | CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NMRS Report: (11/05/2007 13:22:38)
NC86NE 8019 c. 887 654
N58 33.8 W3 54.8
NLO: Melvich Bay [name centred NC 887 654]
Bighouse [name: NC 891 648]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
(Classified as sloop: no cargo or date of loss specified). Unknown: this vessel was wrecked at Bay of Bighouse, between 1781 and 1788.
(Location of loss cited as N58 34.0 W3 55.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location suggested for the loss of this vessel is essentially tentative; Bay of Bighouse or Bighouse Bay is not noted as such on the 1999 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map. The house (NC86SE 40.00) and steading (NC86SE 26) of Bighouse are at NC 8911 6481 and NC 8939 6497 respectively, suggesting that Bay of Bighouse may be equated with Melvich Bay.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 11 May 2007.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG24123 Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 288549.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2009 3:19PM
