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Marquess Of Huntley: Portskerra, Pentland Firth
Craft (19th Century)
Site Name Marquess Of Huntley: Portskerra, Pentland Firth
Classification Craft (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Mss Of Huntley; Marchioness Of Huntly; Port Skerray; North Sea
Canmore ID 246690
Site Number NC86NE 8006
NGR NC 87 66
NGR Description NC c. 87 66
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NC86NE 8006 c. 87 66
N58 34 W3 57
NLO: Portskerra [name: NC 877 657]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
8 September [1847], MSS OF HUNTLEY. Last [lost] at Port Skerray [Portskerra].
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. 58).
Thurso, 2nd Sept. The MCHSS. OF HUNTLEY, O'Dair, of Killough, from Liverpool to Port Skerray [Portskerra], is lost at the latter place: crew saved.
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 10,443, London, Monday September 6 1847.
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 8203).
No classification specified: cargo cited as salt, and date of loss as 1 September 1847). Marchioness of Huntly: this vessel was wrecked at PortSkerra [Portskerra], Melvich Bay. Capt. O'Dair. Registration: Killough.
(Location of loss cited as N58 34.0 W3 55.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The name and cargo cited by Whittaker remain unverified.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 14 May 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 6754
Name : MARCHIONESS OF HUNTLY
Latitude : 583400
Longitude : 35500
Registration : KILLOUGH
Loss Day : 1
Loss Month : 9
Loss Year : 1847
Comment : Wrecked at PortSkerra, Melvich Bay. Capt. O'Dair
Cargo : SALT
