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Venus: Pentland Firth

Lugger (19th Century)

Site Name Venus: Pentland Firth

Classification Lugger (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) 'Near Thurso'; North Sea; Venus

Canmore ID 270363

Site Number ND16NW 8087

NGR ND 10 69

Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Thurso
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Caithness
  • Former County Caithness

Archaeology Notes

ND16NW 8087 unlocated

NLO: Thurso [name: ND 115 687]

Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].

The VENUS, Gaskin, from Narva to Liverpool, was totally lost, 21st ult., near Thurso, in Scotland.

Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 4211, London, Friday December 11 1801.

NMRS, MS/829/70 (no. 5457).

(No classification or cargo specified: date of loss cited as 21 November 1801). Venus: this vessel was lost near Thurso. Capt. Gaskin.

(Location of loss cited as N58 36 W3 32).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 1 March 2004.

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Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 7811

Name : VENUS

Latitude : 583600

Longitude : 33200

Loss Day : 21

Loss Month : 11

Loss Year : 1801

Comment : Lost near Thurso. Capt. Gaskin

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