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Dryad: Sands Of Mail, Cunningsburgh, North Sea
Dandy (19th Century)
Site Name Dryad: Sands Of Mail, Cunningsburgh, North Sea
Classification Dandy (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Lk 1; Mail; 'near Meal Cunningsburgh'; Mealsair; Aithsvoe; Dryad (Lk 1)
Canmore ID 241225
Site Number HU42NW 8019
NGR HU 430 278
NGR Description HU c. 430 278
Datum Datum not recorded
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/241225
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Maritime - Shetland Islands
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
HU42NW 8019 c. 430 278
N60 2 W1 13.7
NLO: Mail [name: HU 431 279]
Sands of Mail [name centred HU 430 278]
Cunningsburgh [name centred HU 42 30].
See also HU42NW 8020.
Dryad: [max. date] 1876
Built 1846 at Gosport. Second smack belonging to same man wrecked within a month. Driven from her anchors. Crew saved
Archive Ref: ST 9/12/1876; RSB
MS/3025, no. 749.
Lerwick, 15th Nov., 8 p.m., the FARMER (smack), of this port, drove on the rocks near Meal Cunningsburgh this morning, and is supposed to be a total wreck: crew saved.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 19,521, London, Thursday November 16 1876.
Lerwick, 20th Nov., the FARMER (smack), of this port, ashore near Meal Cunningsburgh, is advertised to be sold 22nd Nov.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 19,528, London, Friday November 24 1876.
Lerwick, 9th Apl., carpenters have gone down to Mealsair to make preparations to take off the DRYAD and "FOORMAR" ashore there.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 19,647, London, Saturday April 14 1877.
Lerwick, 7th May, the DRYAD and FARMER have been got off the strand at Mealsair, and are anchored at Aithsvoe. [Record received incomplete].
NMRS, MS/829/70 (no. 4457).
Lerwick, 7th Dec., 9.25 p.m., strong gale from the 3rd to the 6th. The DRYAD (smack) drove ashore at Mealsaid on the 4th.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 19,541, London, Saturday December 9 1876.
Lerwick, 4th Dec., the DRYAD (smack), drove ashore at Conningsburgh today and is reported to be a wreck.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 19,542, London, Monday December 11 1876.
Lerwick, 9th Apl., carpenters have gone down to Mealsair to make preparations to take off the DRYAD and "FOORMAR" ashore there.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 19,647, London, Saturday April 14 1877.
Lerwick, 7th May, the DRYAD and FARMER have been got off the strand at Mealsair, and are anchored at Aithsvoe. [Record received incomplete].
NMRS, MS/829/70 (no. 4478).
(Classified as dandy: no cargo specified, but registration number cited as LK 1, and date of loss as 3 December 1876). Dryad: this vessel was wrecked at Sands of Mail, Cunningsburgh. Capt. Slater.
Registration: Lerwick. Built 1846.
(Location of loss cited as N60 2.0 W1 13.5).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 7 April 2003.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 17376
Name : DRYAD (LK 1)
Latitude : 600200
Longitude : 11330
Date Built : 1846
Registration : LERWICK
Type : DANDY
Loss Day : 3
Loss Month : 12
Loss Year : 1876
Comment : Wrecked at Sands of Mail, Cunningsburgh. Capt. Slater
