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Solan: Loch Dunvegan, Skye, Sea Of The Hebrides

Steamship (19th Century)

Site Name Solan: Loch Dunvegan, Skye, Sea Of The Hebrides

Classification Steamship (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Duirinish; Waternish Head; Waternish Point; Solan

Canmore ID 251891

Site Number NG26SW 8002

NGR NG 21 64

Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Maritime - Highland
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

NG26SW 8002 unlocated

NLO: Loch Dunvegan [name centred NG 21 53]

Waternish Point [name: NG 232 671]

Skye [name centred NG 45 35].

Possibly on map sheets NG15NW, NG15SW, or NG25SW.

Formerly entered as NG25SW 8003 (unlocated).

1 March 1892. SOLAN. Age unknown, of Glasgow. Iron steamship. 20 ton. 3 men. Master and owner J. Burrows, Oban. Sheep Island, Lismore to Loch Snízort, Skye. Slates and lime. Wind N3. Near entrance to Loch Dunvegan, Skye.

Source: PP Abstracts of Shipping Casualties on Coasts, or in Rivers and Harbours of the UK July 1891-92 (1893-94 [C.7069] LXXX.711).

NMRS, MS/829/68 (no. 1340).

(Classified as iron steamship, with cargo of slates and lime: date of loss cited as 1 March 1892). Solan: this vessel foundered at the entrance to Loch Dunvegan, or off Waternish Head [Point]. Capt. Burrows.

Registration: Glasgow.

(Location of loss cited as N57 35.0 W6 40.0).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker.

Loch Dunvegan is an extensive loch set into the NW side of Skye, to the W of Waternish.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 11 November 2003.

Activities

Loss (1 March 1892)

1 March 1892. SOLAN. Age unknown, of Glasgow. Iron steamship. 20 ton. 3 men. Master and owner J. Burrows, Oban. Sheep Island, Lismore to Loch Snízort, Skye. Slates and lime. Wind N3. Near entrance to Loch Dunvegan, Skye.

Source: PP Abstracts of Shipping Casualties on Coasts, or in Rivers and Harbours of the UK July 1891-92 (1893-94 [C.7069] LXXX.711).

NMRS, MS/829/68 (no. 1340).

(Classified as iron steamship, with cargo of slates and lime: date of loss cited as 1 March 1892). Solan: this vessel foundered at the entrance to Loch Dunvegan, or off Waternish Head [Point]. Capt. Burrows.

Registration: Glasgow.

(Location of loss cited as N57 35.0 W6 40.0).

I G Whittaker 1998.

Note (11 November 2003)

The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 11 November 2003.

Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 2655

Name : SOLAN

Latitude : 573500

Longitude : 64000

Registration : GLASGOW

Type : SS (IRON)

Loss Day : 1

Loss Month : 3

Loss Year : 1892

Comment : Foundered entr to Loch Dunvegan ( or off Waternish Hd). Capt. Burrows

Cargo : SLATES AND LIME

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