Peggy: Skate Island, Lower Loch Fyne, Firth Of Clyde
Sloop (19th Century)
Site Name Peggy: Skate Island, Lower Loch Fyne, Firth Of Clyde
Classification Sloop (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Skate Islands; Sgat Mor; Sgat Beag; Outer Clyde Estuary; Peggy
Canmore ID 301249
Site Number NR96NW 8011
NGR NR 93 66
NGR Description NR c. 93 66
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Maritime - Argyll And Bute
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NR96NW 8011 c. 93 66
N55 51 W5 18
NLO: Loch Fyne [name centred NR 94 89].
Formerly entered as NR87NE 8013.
(Classified as sloop: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 4 March 1806). Peggy: this vessel was driven from anchor onto Skate Island, and sank. Capt. McAllister. All gone?
Registration: Rothesay.
(Location of loss cited as N55 51.00 W5 18.50).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is arbitrary. Skate Island cannot be identified from the available map evidence.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 27 November 2009.
(Re-entered as NR96NW 8011 at cited location NR c. 93 66 [N55 51 W5 18]). The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.
Per contra the above, the Skate Islands are probably to be equated with Sgat Mor [name: NR 930 666] and Sgat Beag [name: NR 942 665] off the SW side of the Cowal peninsula.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 27 November 2009.
Loss (4 March 1806)
(Classified as sloop: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 4 March 1806). Peggy: this vessel was driven from anchor onto Skate Island, and sank. Capt. McAllister. All gone?
Registration: Rothesay.
(Location of loss cited as N55 51.00 W5 18.50).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (27 November 2009)
The map sheet assigned to this record is arbitrary. Skate Island cannot be identified from the available map evidence.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 27 November 2009.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 13185
Name : PEGGY
Latitude : 555100
Longitude : 51830
Registration : ROTHESAY
Type : SLOOP
Loss Day : 4
Loss Month : 3
Loss Year : 1806
Comment : Driven from anchor onto Skate Island and sank. Capt. McAllister. AG?
