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Lans: Tor Ness, Hoy, Pentland Firth

Trawler (20th Century)

Site Name Lans: Tor Ness, Hoy, Pentland Firth

Classification Trawler (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Tor Ness Rocks; Berry Head; Atlantic; Orkney; Lans

Canmore ID 230364

Site Number ND29SW 8009

NGR ND 23728 90608

Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long

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  • Council Orkney Islands
  • Parish Maritime - Orkney
  • Former Region Orkney Islands Area
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

ND29SW 8009 c. 255 883

N58 46.6 W3 17.3

NLO: Tor Ness [name: ND 255 883]

Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].

Formerely entered in error under classification Steam Trawler.

(Classified as stern trawler: date of loss cited as 21 December 1974). Lans: this vessel was wrecked 1 mile N of Tor Ness Lighthouse, at Berry Head.

Registration: Ostend. Built 1967. 418grt. Length: 41m. Beam: 9m.

(Location of loss cited as N58 47.8 W3 19.2).

I G Whittaker 1998.

Berry Head is not noted as such on the 1989 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map, and it is not apparent from the map to which of numerous projecting cliffs the name may apply. The Berry is an inland hill at ND 247 907 and Berry Lochs are at ND 242 905. Tor Head [Tor Ness] lighthouse (ND28NE 14) is at ND 2514 8858.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 10 December 2002.

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Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 2510

Name : LANS

Latitude : 584748

Longitude : 31912

Date Built : 1967

Registration : OSTEND

Type : STERN TRAWLER

Tonnage : 418

Tonnage Code : G

Length : 41

Beam : 9

Draught : 4m

Position : Position Approximate

Loss Day : 21

Loss Month : 12

Loss Year : 1974

Comment : Wrecked 1 mile north of Tor Ness Lighthouse at Berry Head.

Reference (March 2012)

Sitename : Lans

Altname : Tor Ness Rocks; Berry Head; Atlantic; Orkney

Note : Centre point of 1 kilometre buffer centred at NGR 323728E 990608N.

As Canmore

As well as refering to the hill, The Berry is also used for the headland and coastal area immediately to the west of the Berry Lochs on the 2003 1:25000 edition OS map. This corresponds with the location of the wreck as given by the UKHO (OS 2003, UKHO).

Circumstances of Loss

**ON ROCKS AT BERRY HEAD (THE BERRY), HOY. CREW LIFTED TO SAFETY BY HELICOPTER. (LL).

Surveying Details

**2.1.75 ON ROCKS AT BERRY HEAD (THE BERRY), HOY. REGARDED AS TOTAL LOSS. (LL 219).

**H2925/83 21.1.85 NOT FOUND, OR REFERRED TO IN REPORT OF SURVEY. (BUE SUBSEA, HI 204) AMENDED TO DEAD. (UKHO)

The location of the loss, and therefore of the wreck seems to be in some doubt, however, given that the boat went down in 1974, the given position should be reasonably accurate (MKS).

Sources :

OS,Ordnance Survey,Explorer 462 - Orkney - Hoy, South Walls and Flotta,Ordnance Survey,2003

UKHO Wreck record,967

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