Maritime record MHG51946 - GRATITUDE: KIRTOMY, ATLANTIC

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Location

Grid reference NC 74 63 (point)
Map sheet NC76SW
Geographical Area MARITIME

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Full Description

NC76SW 8002 c. 74 64
N58 33 W4 10
NLO: Kirtomy Bay [name centred NC 743 643]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Possibly on map sheet NC76SE.
(Classified as 'lugsail' [lugger]: no cargo specified, but registration cited as WK 16, and date of loss as September 1900). Gratitude: this vessel was wrecked at Kirtomy. Capt. MacKay.
Registration: Wick. 19 tons register. Length: 14m. Beam: 5m.
(Location of loss cited as N58 33.0 W4 10.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. The vilage of Kirtomy lies inland, at NC 745 636.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 25 June 2008. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Dataset: RCAHMS. 01/2009. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 295000.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Mar 2 2009 12:57PM

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