John And Grace: Easdale, Firth Of Lorn
Sloop (19th Century)
Site Name John And Grace: Easdale, Firth Of Lorn
Classification Sloop (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) John & Grace; Easdale Harbour; Sound Of Insh
Canmore ID 271991
Site Number NM71NW 8006
NGR NM 736 174
NGR Description NM c. 736 174
Datum Datum not recorded
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/271991
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Maritime - Argyll And Bute
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NM71NW 8006 c. 736 174
N56 17.7 W5 39.6
NLO: Easdale [name: NM 736 171]
Sound of Insh [name centred NM 739 189]
Firth of Lorn [name centred NM 69 19].
Oban, 22d Sept. 'The sloop JOHN & GRACE, from Portsoy to Easdale, missed stays in that harbor, and went on shore.'
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 6154, London, Tuesday September 26 1826.
NMRS, MS/829/71 (no. 6501).
The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998), presumably suggesting her successful recovery.
The precise location of Easdale harbour remains unclear.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 18 April 2005.
