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Eagle: North Sea

Hermaphrodite Brig (19th Century)(Possible)

Site Name Eagle: North Sea

Classification Hermaphrodite Brig (19th Century)(Possible)

Alternative Name(s) 'Off The Coast Of Caithness... Upon A Rock Between Occumster And Clyth'; Eagle

Canmore ID 272557

Site Number ND23SE 8002

NGR ND 26 33

Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/272557

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Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

ND23SE 8002 c. 27 35

NLO: Occumster [name: ND 265 357]

Clyth Mains [name: ND 280 362].

Possibly on map sheet ND23SW.

Aberdeen, 24th Sept. 'The EAGLE, Horn, of Aberdeen, missed stays 21st inst., off the coast of Caithness, and went upon a rock between Occumster and Clyth, she afterwards fell off and went down. Crew saved.'

Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 6885, London, Friday September 27 1833.

NMRS, MS/829/71 (no. 6853).

(Classified as 'herm' [hermaphrodite brig?]: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 21 September 1833). Eagle: this vessel foundered off Caithness, between Occumster and Clyth. Capt. Horne.

Registration: Aberdeen. Built 1826. 92 tons burthern. Length: 20m. Beam: 5m.

(Location of loss cited as N58 17.00 W3 15.00).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary. The unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker falls within the area of map sheet ND23SW.

The classification of this vessel remains unclear. She may have been a hermaphrodite brig.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 20 May 2005.

Activities

Loss (21 September 1833)

Aberdeen, 24th Sept. 'The EAGLE, Horn, of Aberdeen, missed stays 21st inst., off the coast of Caithness, and went upon a rock between Occumster and Clyth, she afterwards fell off and went down. Crew saved.'

Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 6885, London, Friday September 27 1833.

NMRS, MS/829/71 (no. 6853).

(Classified as 'herm' [hermaphrodite brig?]: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 21 September 1833). Eagle: this vessel foundered off Caithness, between Occumster and Clyth. Capt. Horne.

Registration: Aberdeen. Built 1826. 92 tons burthern. Length: 20m. Beam: 5m.

(Location of loss cited as N58 17.00 W3 15.00).

I G Whittaker 1998.

Note (20 May 2005)

The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary. The unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker falls within the area of map sheet ND23SW.

The classification of this vessel remains unclear. She may have been a hermaphrodite brig.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 20 May 2005.

Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 6494

Name : EAGLE

Latitude : 581700

Longitude : 31500

Date Built : 1826

Registration : ABERDEEN

Type : HERM.

Tonnage : 92

Tonnage Code : B

Length : 20

Beam : 5

Loss Day : 21

Loss Month : 9

Loss Year : 1833

Comment : Foundered off Caithness, between Occumster and Clyth. Capt. Horne

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