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Sir William Wallace: Murkle Bay, Pentland Firth
Craft (19th Century)
Site Name Sir William Wallace: Murkle Bay, Pentland Firth
Classification Craft (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Muckle Bay; Scrabster Bay; Aberdeen; Thurso; North Sea
Canmore ID 272070
Site Number ND16NE 8012
NGR ND 171 694
NGR Description ND c. 171 694
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND16NE 8012 c. 171 694
N58 36.3 W3 25.6
NLO: Murkle Bay [name centred ND 171 694]
West Murkle [name: ND 157 695]
East Murkle [name: ND 173 687]
Thurso [name: ND 115 687]
Scrabster [name: ND 102 702]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81]
Aberdeen [name: NJ 95 05].
Possibly on map sheet ND17SE.
Not to be confused with ND38SW 8008.
Thurso, 2d July. 'The SIR WM. WALLACE, of and for Aberdeen, Anderson, from Liverpool NB was run on shore in the Pentland Frith [Firth] yesterday, during a thick fog, and in attempting to make Serabster [Scrabster] Roads, was this day obliged to be run on the sands in Muckle [Murkle] Bay, about four miles Eastward of this place, and has 10 feet of water in her hold.'
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 6340, London, Tuesday July 8 1828.
Aberdeen, 12th July. 'The SIR WM. WALLACE, Anderson, from Richebucto, arrived today, after being on shore in Muckle [Murkle] Bay.'
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 6342, London, Tuesday July 15 1828.
NMRS, MS/829/71 (no. 6614).
The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.
The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998), presumably on account of her successful recovery.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 2 May 2005.
