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Clara Ellen: Dallachy, North Sea
Dandy (20th Century)
Site Name Clara Ellen: Dallachy, North Sea
Classification Dandy (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Banff; 'one Mile West Of Whitehills Harbour'; Moray Firth; Clara Ellen
Canmore ID 209706
Site Number NJ66NW 8002
NGR NJ 63 66
NGR Description NJ c. 63 66
Datum Datum not recorded
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/209706
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Maritime - Aberdeenshire
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NJ66NW 8002 c. 63 65
N57 40 W2 37
NLO: Upper Dallachy [name: NJ 639 651]
Whitehills [name: NJ 655 655]
Banff [name: NJ 689 647].
(Classified as wooden dandy, with cargo of timber: date of loss cited as 20 March 1914). Clara Ellen: this vessel stranded one mile West of Whitehills Harbour.
Registration: Scarborough. Built 1874. 48 tons [unspecified].
(Location of loss cited as N57 40.75 W2 36.67).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location (at or near Dallachy) that is assigned to this record is essentially tentative, being derived from the unverified location of loss ('one mile West of Whitehills Harbour') that is cited by Whittaker.
Whitehills Harbour (NJ66NE 2.00) is centred at NJ 65561 65712.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 21 February 2001.
Loss (20 March 1914)
(Classified as wooden dandy, with cargo of timber: date of loss cited as 20 March 1914). Clara Ellen: this vessel stranded one mile West of Whitehills Harbour.
Registration: Scarborough. Built 1874. 48 tons [unspecified].
(Location of loss cited as N57 40.75 W2 36.67).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Named Location (Nlo) (21 February 2001)
NLO: Upper Dallachy [name: NJ 639 651]
Whitehills [name: NJ 655 655]
Banff [name: NJ 689 647].
Note (21 February 2001)
The location (at or near Dallachy) that is assigned to this record is essentially tentative, being derived from the unverified location of loss ('one mile West of Whitehills Harbour') that is cited by Whittaker.
Whitehills Harbour (NJ66NE 2.00) is centred at NJ 65561 65712.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 21 February 2001.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 4464
Name : CLARA ELLEN
Latitude : 574045
Longitude : 23640
Date Built : 1874
Registration : SCARBOROUGH
Type : DANDY (WOOD)
Tonnage : 48
Loss Day : 20
Loss Month : 3
Loss Year : 1914
Comment : Stranded 1 mile W of Whitehills Hbr
Cargo : TIMBER
