Three Bells: Atlantic
Lugger (20th Century)
Site Name Three Bells: Atlantic
Classification Lugger (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Wk 510; Thurso; Dunnet Head; Pentland Firth; Three Bells (Wk 510)
Canmore ID 222073
Site Number NC99SE 8001
NGR NC 979 903
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/222073
- Council Maritime
- Parish Maritime - Offshore
- Former Region Not Applicable
- Former District Not Applicable
- Former County Not Applicable
NC99SE 8001 unlocated
NLO: Dunnet Head [name: ND 203 768]
Thurso [name: ND 115 687]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
(Classified as wooden lugger, in ballast: registration number cited as WK 510, and date of loss as 29 May 1903). Three Bells: this was in collision and sank 14 miles SW of Dunnet Head. (Puts it inland: true position is NW).
Registration: Wick. Built 1892. 24grt.
(Location of loss cited as N58 47.5 W3 46.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is arbitrary, being derived from the location cited by Larn and Larn. It may fall within the quasi-administrative area designated as Maritime - Orkney.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 1 October 2002.
R and B Larn 1998.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 4769
Name : THREE BELLS (WK 510)
Latitude : 584730
Longitude : 34600
Date Built : 1892
Registration : WICK
Type : LUGGER (WOOD)
Tonnage : 24
Tonnage Code : G
Loss Day : 29
Loss Month : 5
Loss Year : 1903
Comment : Collision and sunk 14 miles SW of Dunnet Hd. (puts it inland!, this posn is NW)
Cargo : BALLAST
