Unity: Claggan Bay, Islay, Atlantic
Smack (20th Century)
Site Name Unity: Claggan Bay, Islay, Atlantic
Classification Smack (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Claggain Bay; Sound Of Islay; Macarthur's Head; Mcarthur's Head
Canmore ID 115209
Site Number NR45SE 8004
NGR NR 463 535
NGR Description NR c. 463 535
Datum Datum not recorded
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/115209
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Maritime - Argyll And Bute
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NR45SE 8004 c. 463 535
N55 42.5 W6 2.3
NLO: Claggan Bay [name centred NR 467 535]
Islay [name centred NR 38 60]
Sound of Islay [name centred NR 43 71].
Location formerly entered as NR 4650 5340 [N55 42.457 W6 02.148].
UNITY, 12 ton, smack, master McRoy, of Belfast. Bound from Belfast to Islay. Vessel value ?90. No cargo. Crew 3 all saved. Lost 8 Oct 1906, 3am. Claggan Bay (Claggain Bay) 5 miles south of MacArthurs head Lighthouse. Wind south south west.
'Vessel anchored at Claggan Bay. Vessel dragged her anchor & drifted ashore. Likely to become a total wreck'.
[Contemporary] source: Lightkeeper, MacArthurs Head Lighthouse.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998), possibly suggesting her successful recovery.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 6 May 2002.
