Valonia: Eilean An Roin Beag, North Minch
Motor Fishing Vessel (20th Century), Motor Trawler (20th Century)
Site Name Valonia: Eilean An Roin Beag, North Minch
Classification Motor Fishing Vessel (20th Century), Motor Trawler (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Kinlochbervie; Loch Inchard; Cape Wrath; Atlantic; Valonia
Canmore ID 101952
Site Number NC15NE 8002
NGR NC 19975 57871
NGR Description NC c. 16 58
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
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- Council Highland
- Parish Eddrachillis
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC15NW 8002 c. 16 58
N58 28 W5 9
NLO: Eilean an Roin Beag [name: NC 173 584]
Kinlochbervie [name: NC 220 564]
Cape Wrath [name: NC 256 750].
Formerly entered as NC25NW 8001 and NC25NW 8462 at cited location NC 2004 5787 [N58 28.33 W5 5.16].
(Location cited as NC 165 586).
G Ridley 1990.
Horizontal Datum = OGB
Circumstances of Loss Details
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6 October 1975. The motor fishing vessel VALONIA has gone ashore 1 mile north of Kinlochbervie, south of Cape Wrath. The crew are safe. The vessel is filling with water and likely to be a total loss.
Source: Lloyd's List, 4 October 1975.
Hydrographic Office 1995.
(Classified as M[otor] F[ishing] V[essel]: date of loss cited as 6 October 1975). Valonia: this vessel stranded one mile North of Kinlochbervie. Registration: British.
(Location of loss cited as N58 28.33 W5 5.17).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location that is assigned to this record is essentially tentative. The unverified location that is cited by Whittaker places the loss at NC 1728 5799, just S of Eilean an Roin Beag.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 2 July 2008.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 2104
Name : VALONIA
Latitude : 582820
Longitude : 50510
Registration : BRITISH
Type : MFV
Position : Position Approximate
Loss Day : 6
Loss Month : 10
Loss Year : 1975
Comment : Stranded 1 mile N of Kinlochbervie
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 000808
Feature Class : Wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 58.47222,-5.08733
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 58.47182,-5.08862
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Previous Position : 58.47222,-5.08612
Position Quality : Unreliable
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 0
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : VALONIA
Type : M FISHING
Flag : BRITISH
Date Sunk : ??/10/1975
Contact Description : Entire wreck
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Original Detection Year : 1975
Original Source : Other
Circumstances of Loss : **WENT ASHORE AND FILLED. CREW SAFE. LIKELY TO BE CTL. (LL).
Surveying Details : **6.10.75 ASHORE 1M N OF KINLOCHBERVIE, S OF CAPE WRATH. (LL 4.10.75). NCA.
Charting Comments : POSN FOR FILING ONLY
Date Last Amended : 14/03/2006
Date Position Last Amended : 22/06/2004
