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Facility: Firth Of Forth

Galliot (19th Century)

Site Name Facility: Firth Of Forth

Classification Galliot (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) 'To The East Of Crail'; Outer Forth Estuary; Facility

Canmore ID 196741

Site Number NO60NW 8024

NGR NO 62 08

NGR Description NO c. 62 08

Datum Datum not recorded

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Fife
  • Parish Maritime - Fife
  • Former Region Fife
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

NO60NW 8024 c. 62 08

N56 15 W2 38

NLO: Crail [name: NO 614 077].

Location formerly entered as NO c. 61 07 [N56 15 W2 38].

Dundee, 8th Feb. 'The FACILITY, Dunn, from Dundee to Morrisonhaven [Morrison's Haven], was wrecked near Crail 1st instant.'

Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 6820, London, Tuesday February 12 1833.

NMRS, MS/829/71 (no. 6834).

(Classified as galliot, in ballast: date of loss cited as 25 January 1833). Facility: this vessel was wrecked to the East of Crail. Capt. Dunn. (Dundee registered?)

Registration: Newcastle.

(Location of loss cited as N56 15.5 W2 38.0).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.

The date of loss cited by Whittaker differs from that cited in the primary account. The latter is preferred.

The classification cited by Whittaker remains unverified, but is accepted.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 20 May 2005.

Activities

Loss (1 February 1833)

Dundee, 8th Feb. 'The FACILITY, Dunn, from Dundee to Morrisonhaven [Morrison's Haven], was wrecked near Crail 1st instant.'

Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 6820, London, Tuesday February 12 1833.

NMRS, MS/829/71 (no. 6834).

(Classified as galliot, in ballast: date of loss cited as 25 January 1833). Facility: this vessel was wrecked to the East of Crail. Capt. Dunn. (Dundee registered?)

Registration: Newcastle.

(Location of loss cited as N56 15.50 W2 38.00).

I G Whittaker 1998.

Note (20 May 2005)

The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.

The date of loss cited by Whittaker differs from that cited in the primary account. The latter is preferred.

The classification cited by Whittaker remains unverified, but is accepted.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 20 May 2005.

Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 6501

Name : FACILITY

Latitude : 561530

Longitude : 23800

Registration : NEWCASTLE

Type : GALLIOT

Loss Day : 25

Loss Month : 1

Loss Year : 1833

Comment : Wrecked to the east of Crail. Capt. Dunn (DUNDEE reg ?)

Cargo : BALLAST

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