Maritime record MHG52167 - FLORA MCDONALD: SHIELDAIG, LOCH SHIELDAIG, LOCH TORRIDON
Summary
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Location
Grid reference | NG 81 52 (point) |
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Map sheet | NG85SW |
Geographical Area | MARITIME |
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Full Description
NG85SW 8002 c. 81 53
N57 31 W5 39
NLO: Shieldaig [name: NG 814 539]
Loch Shieldaig [name centred NG 800 554]
Loch Torridon [name centred NG 76 59].
(Classified as sloop: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as May 1869). Flora McDonald: this vessel was lost at Shieldaig.
Registration: Inverness. Built 1837. 15 tons burthern. Length: 10m. Beam: 3m.
(Location of loss cited as N57 32.0 W5 40.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
It remains uncertain whether the vessel stranded or foundered; the former explanation appears the more probable.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 31 July 2008. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG24110 Dataset: RCAHMS. 01/2009. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 295544.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Mar 2 2009 12:57PM