Maria Fanny: Ceann A' Mhara, Tiree, Atlantic
Schooner (19th Century)
Site Name Maria Fanny: Ceann A' Mhara, Tiree, Atlantic
Classification Schooner (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Maria & Fanny; Maria And Fanny; Kennavara; 'south Side Of Island Of Tyree'
Canmore ID 255926
Site Number NL94SW 8007
NGR NL 93 40
NGR Description NM c. 93 40
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Maritime - Argyll And Bute
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NL94SW 8007 c. 93 40
N56 27 W6 59
NLO: Ceann a' Mhara [name centred NL 935 044]
Tiree [name centred NM 00 45].
Formerly entered as NL94SE 8001 (unlocated).
Possibly on map sheet NL93NW.
8 August 1868, MARIA FANNY, 30 yrs old, schooner, 92 tons, 5 crew, departed Ayr for Limerick, carrying coal, stranded, total loss, 2 lives lost, S. side of Island of Tyree [Tiree].
Source: PP Abstracts Returns of Wrecks and Casualties on Coasts of the UK [Record received incomplete].
NMRS, MS/829/68 (no. 2381).
(Classified as schooner, with cargo of coal: date of loss cited as 8 August 1868). Maria & Fanny: this vessel was wrecked near Kennavara [Ceann a' Mhara], Tiree. Capt. James. Registration: Milford.
(Location of loss cited as N56 27.50 W6 59.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative, being derived from the unverified location that is cited by Whittaker. The rocky headland of Ceann a' Mhara forms the SW extremity of Tiree.
The form of the vessel's name that is cited by Whittaker remains unverified. That cited in the primary account is preferred.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 23 March 2004.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 11903
Name : MARIA & FANNY
Latitude : 562730
Longitude : 65900
Registration : MILFORD
Type : SCHOONER
Loss Day : 8
Loss Month : 8
Loss Year : 1868
Comment : Wrecked near Kennavara, Tiree. Capt. James
Cargo : COAL
