Mog: Thurso, Pentland Firth
Craft (19th Century)
Site Name Mog: Thurso, Pentland Firth
Classification Craft (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Thurso Bay; North Sea
Canmore ID 246672
Site Number ND16NW 8026
NGR ND
NGR Description Unlocated
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND16NW 8026 unlocated
NLO: Thurso [name: ND 115 685]
Thurso Bay [name centred ND 117 699]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Possibly on map sheet ND17SW.
8 September 1847. MOG, 119 [gross tonnage]. Wrecked near Thurso, got off.
Source: PP Return from Lloyd's books of Collisions, Accidents and Wrecks of Vessels 1847-50 (1851 (688) LII.1).
NMRS, MS/829/67 (no. 57).
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
This loss is not noted by I G Whittaker (1998). The vessel was possibly salvaged, no remains being left at the location of stranding.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 14 July 2003.
