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Wellesley: Loch Bracadale, Skye, Sea Of The Hebrides

Dandy (20th Century)

Site Name Wellesley: Loch Bracadale, Skye, Sea Of The Hebrides

Classification Dandy (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Duirinish; 'north Side Of Loch Bracadale'; Wellesley

Canmore ID 214422

Site Number NG23NE 8011

NGR NG 25 38

Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Duirinish
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Skye And Lochalsh
  • Former County Inverness-shire

Archaeology Notes

NG23NE 8011 unlocated

NLO: Loch Bracadale [name centred NG 285 380]

Skye [name centred NG 45 35].

Possibly on map sheets NG23NE, NG33NW, or NG34SW.

(Classified as wooden dandy, with cargo of fishing stock and herrings: date of loss cited as 3 November 1911). Wellesley: this vessel stranded on the N side of Loch Bracadale.

Registration: Stornoway. Built 1871. 66grt. Length: 22m. Beam: 6m.

(Location of loss cited as N57 21.0 W6 34.0).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 8 August 2008.

Activities

Loss (3 November 1911)

(Classified as wooden dandy, with cargo of fishing stock and herrings: date of loss cited as 3 November 1911). Wellesley: this vessel stranded on the N side of Loch Bracadale.

Registration: Stornoway. Built 1871. 66grt. Length: 22m. Beam: 6m.

(Location of loss cited as N57 21.0 W6 34.0).

I G Whittaker 1998.

Note (8 August 2008)

The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 8 August 2008.

Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 4598

Name : WELLESLEY

Latitude : 572100

Longitude : 63400

Date Built : 1871

Registration : STORNOWAY

Type : DANDY (WOOD)

Tonnage : 66

Tonnage Code : G

Length : 22

Beam : 6

Loss Day : 3

Loss Month : 11

Loss Year : 1911

Comment : Stranded N side of Loch Bracadale

Cargo : FISHING STOCK&HERRINGS

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