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Rose Harriette: Loch Eriboll, Atlantic

Schooner (19th Century)

Site Name Rose Harriette: Loch Eriboll, Atlantic

Classification Schooner (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Rosa Harriette; Pentland Firth

Canmore ID 259131

Site Number NC46SE 8015

NGR NC

NGR Description Unlocated

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/259131

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Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

NC46SE 8015 unlocated

NLO: Loch Eriboll [name centred NC 44 60]

Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].

See also NC46SE 8017 and NC56NW 8001.

Possibly on map sheets NC45NW, NC45NE, NC45SW, NC45SE, or NC46SW.

Dundee, March 22, during the gale today three schooners, the JANE HUGHES, from Aberdeen: ROSE HARRIETTE, from Montrose: and the POLLY PRESTON: all slate laden, from Wales, were driven ashore and wrecked at Loch Eriboll. A boy belonging to the JANE HUGHES was drowned.

Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 20,874, London, Wednesday March 23 1881.

Loch Eriboll, March 23, ROSE HARRIETTE schooner, Roberts, of and for Montrose from Wales, with slates, struck on a rock 17th inst., as reported by telegraph, and the hull is much damaged: canvas all lost: crew saved.

Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 20,877, London, Saturday March 26 1881.

Helim (near Wick), March 25, ROSA HARRIETTE, Roberts, from Port Dinorwic for Montrose, which struck on rocks in Loch Eriboll, 17th inst., is so much damaged that the tide ebbs and flows in her. The cargo (slates) can be got at low water.

Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 20,882, London, Friday April 1 1881.

NMRS, MS/829/70 (no. 5152).

The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.

The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998).

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 24 May 2004.

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