Mayfly: Liath Sgeir, Lynn Of Morvern
Steam Yacht (19th Century)
Site Name Mayfly: Liath Sgeir, Lynn Of Morvern
Classification Steam Yacht (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) May Fly; Gray Rock; Grey Rock; Lismore; Loch Linnhe; Sound Of Mull; May Fly (Mayfly ?)
Canmore ID 118088
Site Number NM73NE 8006
NGR NM 780 371
NGR Description NM c. 780 371
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
NM73NE 8006 c. 780 371
N56 28.4 W5 36.3
NLO: Liath Sgeir [name: NM 780 371]
Sound of Mull [name centred NM 58 46]
Loch Linnhe [name centred NM 86 47].
Formerly entered as NM84SW 8004 at cited location formerly cited as NM 8200 4170 [N56 32 W5 32.6].
(Classified as wooden steam yacht, in ballast: date of loss cited as 5 September 1899). May Fly (Mayfly?): this vessel struck on Grey Rock [Liath Sgeir], near Lismore. Capt. Wilkinson. (Built: 1868?)
Registration: Cork. Built 1867. 41nrt.
(Location of loss cited as N56 28.50 W5 36.25).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. Lismore lighthouse (NM73NE 5.00) is at NM 77812 35105
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 29 April 2008.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 3839
Name : MAY FLY (MAYFLY ?)
Latitude : 562830
Longitude : 53615
Date Built : 1867
Registration : CORK
Type : STEAM YACHT (WOOD)
Tonnage : 41
Tonnage Code : N
Loss Day : 5
Loss Month : 9
Loss Year : 1899
Comment : Stranded Grey Rk, near Lismore. Capt. Wilkinson (B:1868?)
Cargo : BALLAST
