Lark: Horse Island, Scatness, Atlantic
Sloop (19th Century)
Site Name Lark: Horse Island, Scatness, Atlantic
Classification Sloop (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Horse Isle; Scat Ness; West Voe Of Sumburgh; Sumburgh Head; Lark
Canmore ID 240096
Site Number HU30NE 8006
NGR HU 384 074
NGR Description HU c. 384 074
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Maritime - Shetland Islands
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
HU30NE 8006 c. 384 074
N59 51 W1 18.9
NLO: Horse Island [name: HU 384 074]
Scat Ness [name: HU 387 093]
Scatness [name: HU 388 099]
Sumburgh Head [name: HU 407 078]
West Voe of Sumburgh [name centred HU 395 092].
Lark [max. date] 185[8].
21 ton [gross]. Crew saved
Archive Ref: CE - Register of Shipping 1837-1914; RSB
MS/3025, no. 620.
Lerwick, 24th May. The LARK (sloop), Henry, engaged in the cod fishery, experienced a heavy gale on the 19th May, and broke her jibsheet: in beating up for West Voe, she struck a rock, and sank: crew saved.
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 13,775, London, Friday May 28 1858.
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 9517).
(Classified as sloop: no cargo cited. Date of loss cited as 19 May 1858). Lark: this vessel was wrecked on Horse Isle, Scatness or struck a rock and sank in West Voe [of Sumburgh]. Capt. Henry.
Registration: Lerwick. Built 1829. 21 tons burthern. Length: 11m. Beam: 4m.
(Location of loss cited as N59 51.0 W1 19.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record remains unverified.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 31 October 2006.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 8725
Name : LARK
Latitude : 595100
Longitude : 11900
Date Built : 1829
Registration : LERWICK
Type : SLOOP
Tonnage : 21
Tonnage Code : B
Length : 11
Beam : 4
Loss Day : 19
Loss Month : 5
Loss Year : 1858
Comment : Wrecked on Horse Isle, Scatness or struck rock and sank in West Voe. Capt. Henry
