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A4 Mooring Buoy: Loch Ewe, North Minch
Mooring Stage (Period Unassigned), Obstruction
Site Name A4 Mooring Buoy: Loch Ewe, North Minch
Classification Mooring Stage (Period Unassigned), Obstruction
Alternative Name(s) Ormiscaig; Isle Of Ewe; A4
Canmore ID 102022
Site Number NG88NE 8001
NGR NG 85379 89925
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/102022
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NG88NE 8001 8538 8993
N57 50.85 W5 37.0167
NLO: Loch Ewe [name centred NG 84 86].
See also NG88NW 8001 and NG88NE 8002.
Formerly entered as NG88NE 8535.
(Miscellaneous debris in Loch Ewe).
G Ridley 1990.
Quality of fix = HSA
Horizontal Datum = OGB
Surveying Details
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23 August 1974. The swamped A4 mooring buoy constitute a foul at approximately 57 50 51N, 005 37 01W.
Report by Royal Naval Officer, Greenock.
Hydrographic Office, 1995.
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 001984
Feature Class : Obstn
Obstruction Category : Foul ground
State : DEAD
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 57.84750,-5.61694
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 57.84716,-5.61813
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Position Quality : Approximate
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 25
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : A4
Type : SWAMPED MOORINGS
Contact Description : Other
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Original Detection Year : 1974
Original Source : Other
Surveying Details : **H674/67 23.8.74 THE SWAMPED MOORINGS OF A4 MOORING BUOY CONSTITUTE A FOUL IN APPROX 575051N, 053701W [OGB]. (RNO GREENOCK, HN). INS AS FOUL PA. BR STD.
POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE
**14.12.06 SHOWN AS FOUR-LEGGED MOORING ON BA 3146 [APR '93 EDN]. AMENDED TO DEAD. NCA.
**HH091/205/01 24.5.07 POSSIBLE CONTACT LOCATED IN 5750.87N, 0537.14W [WGD]. NO DCS3 HT. APPEARS TO BE GROUND TACKLE WHICH IS PARTIALLY SUBMERGED. (ADMIRALTY COASTAL SURVEYS, HI 1205). NCA.
Chart Symbol : F PA
Date Last Amended : 14/12/2006
