Maritime record MHG52302 - UNKNOWN: FEARNS, OUTER LOCH TORRIDON
Summary
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Location
Grid reference | NG 71 60 (point) |
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Map sheet | NG76SW |
Geographical Area | MARITIME |
Map
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Full Description
NG76SW 8007 c. 72 61
N57 35 W5 49
NLO: Loch Torridon [name centred NG 76 59]
Rubha nan Fearn [name: NG 721 615]
Fearnmore [name: NG 723 606].
(No classification specified: cargo cited as timber, and date of loss as May 1797). Friends: wreck and cargo for sale at Fearns, West coast of Ross.
(Location of loss cited as N57 34.5 W5 47.5).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative, and falls on the W side of the mouth of Loch Torridon. Fearns is not noted as such on the 1998 editrion of the OS 1:50,000 map.
This vessel presumably stranded at or close to the location of subsequent sale.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 29 July 2008. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG24110 Dataset: RCAHMS. 01/2009. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 295494.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Mar 2 2009 12:57PM