James Lewis: Inversanda, Loch Linnhe
Schooner (19th Century)
Site Name James Lewis: Inversanda, Loch Linnhe
Classification Schooner (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Inversanday Point; Conanferry; Corran Ferry; Conan
Canmore ID 270191
Site Number NM95NW 8001
NGR NM 94 59
NGR Description NM c. 94 59
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NM95NW 8001 c. 94 59
N56 41 W5 22
NLO: Inversanda [name: NM 939 595]
Inversanda Bay [name centred NM 948 592]
Corran Narrows [name: NN 017 632]
Loch Linnhe [name centred NM 86 47].
Possibly on map sheets or NN06SW.
Oban, 1st Oct. 'A schooner is on shore upon Inversanday [Inversanda] Point, near Conanferry [Corran Ferry].'
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 8292, London, Monday October 5 1840.
Oban, 3rd Oct. 'The JAMES LEWIS, Spearn, of Newry, for Riga, is on shore near Conan [Corran], but it is expected will be got off.'
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 8293, London, Tuesday October 6 1840.
Oban, 14th Oct. 'The JAMES LEWIS, Shearer, bound to Riga, which was on shore near Conan [Corran], has been got off with but little damage.'
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 8305, London, Tuesday October 20 1840.
NMRS, MS/829/71 (no. 7572).
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. Inversanda Point is not noted as such on the 1996 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map.
The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998), presumably on account of her successful recovery.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 27 January 2005.
