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Unknown: Sandside, Pentland Firth
Brig (19th Century)
Site Name Unknown: Sandside, Pentland Firth
Classification Brig (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Thurso; North Sea
Canmore ID 272879
Site Number NC96NE 8010
NGR NC 95 66
NGR Description NC c. 95 66
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NC96NE 8010 c. 95 66
N58 34 W3 48
NLO: Sandside Bay [name: ND 963 657]
Sandside Head [name: ND 954 664]
Thurso [name: ND 115 687]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Possibly on map sheets NC96NW.
See also ND16NW 8040-2.
Thurso, 27th April [1835]. 'During a tremendous gale last night, which lasted three hours, the following vessels were driven on shore about a mile to the Westward and totally wrecked. Crews saved: CONSTANT TRADER, Waite, from Berwick: PHOENIX, McInnes, from Brora, both for Liverpool, and HERO, Michie, from Newcastle to Dublin. There is a brig on shore at Sandside, particulars unknown.' [Record received incomplete].
NMRS, MS/829/71 (no. 7078).
The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998), possibly suggesting her successful recovery.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 20 June 2005.
