Maritime record MHG50674 - Lady Kyth: Sandside, Pentland Firth
Summary
No summary available.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 96 65 (20m by 20m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC96NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Operational Area | CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS |
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Full Description
NMRS Report: (14/05/2007 10:16:48)
NC96NE 8016 c. 96 65
N58 34 W3 47
NLO: Sandside Bay [name: ND 963 657]
Sandside Head [name: ND 954 664]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Possibly on map sheet NC96NW.
(Classified as sloop: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 1854). Lady Kyth: this vessel was lost at Sandside.
Registration: inverness. Built 1833. 20 tons burthern. Length: 11m. Beam: 4m.
(Location of loss cited as N58 34.0 W3 47.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tenttaive. It remains unclear whether the vessel stranded or foundered: the former appears more probable.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 14 May 2007.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG24123 Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 288557.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2009 3:19PM
