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Unknown: Camalaig Bay, Loch Dunvegan, Duirinish, Skye, Sea Of The Hebrides
Craft(S) (Period Unknown)
Site Name Unknown: Camalaig Bay, Loch Dunvegan, Duirinish, Skye, Sea Of The Hebrides
Classification Craft(S) (Period Unknown)
Alternative Name(s) Unknown
Canmore ID 101935
Site Number NG25SW 8001
NGR NG 23237 50705
NGR Description Centred NG 2323 5070
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/101935
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NG25SW 8001 centred 2323 5070
N57 27.73 W6 36.95
NLO: Camalaig Bay [name centred NG 231 508]
Loch Dunvegan [name centred NG 21 53]
Dunvegan Head [name centred NG 177 568]
Skye [name centred NG 45 35].
Formerly entered as NG25SW 8444 at cited location NG 2323 5070 [N57 27.7333 W6 36.95], and also as NG25SW 8011 at cited location NG c. 232 508 [N57 27.8 W6 37].
Location cited as 57 27 44N 06 36 57W [N57 27.73 W6 36.95: NG 232 507], immediately S of the drying rocks in the centre of the bay. [Depth not noted].
G Ridley 1990.
Horizontal Datum = UND
Surveying Details
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16 October 1970. It is reported that the remains of a wooden vessel, 70 feet (21 metres) long by 20 feet (6 metres), are on the beach in Camalaig Bay. The site was located by divers during summer of 1970.
Report taken from a letter by B R Johnson dated 7 October 1970, via a Lloyds letter dated 14 October 1970.
Hydrographic Office, 1995.
Unknown: remains of wooden vessels on beach.
(Classified as (wood). Length: 21m).
(Location cited as N57 27.73 W6 36.95).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location cited by Whittaker remains unverified but is accepted. This falls near the inshore (SE) end of Camallaig Bay, an indentation set into the E side of Loch Dunvegan, an extensive loch set into the NW side of Skye, to the W of Waternish.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 12 April 2007.
Note (12 April 2007)
The location cited by Whittaker remains unverified but is accepted. This falls near the inshore (SE) end of Camallaig Bay, an indentation set into the E side of Loch Dunvegan, an extensive loch set into the NW side of Skye, to the W of Waternish.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 12 April 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 2048
Name : UNKNOWN
Latitude : 572744
Longitude : 63657
Type : (WOOD)
Length : 21
Position : Exact Position
Comment : Remains of wooden vessels on beach
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 001916
Feature Class : Wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 57.46222,-6.61583
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 57.46191,-6.61685
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Previous Position : 57.46222,-6.61583
Position Quality : Unreliable
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 5
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : UNKNOWN
Bottom Texture : Rock
Contact Description : Notable debris
Original Sensor : Video Sensor
Original Detection Year : 1970
Original Source : Divers
Surveying Details : **H4427/70 16.10.70 REMAINS OF A WOODEN VESSEL 70FT BY 20FT ARE ON THE BEACH IN 572744N, 063657W IN CAMALAIG BAY. LOCATED BY DIVERS DURING SUMMER OF 1970. (B R JOHNSON, LTR DTD 7.10.70, VIA LLOYDS LTR 14.10.70). FOR FILING ONLY. NCA.
Charting Comments : POSN FOR FILING ONLY
Date Last Amended : 21/02/2001
Date Position Last Amended : 21/02/2001
