Venus: Kyle Akin
Craft (19th Century)
Site Name Venus: Kyle Akin
Classification Craft (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Off Kylesakin'; 'off Kyleakin'; Sound Of Skye; Loch Alsh; Venus
Canmore ID 272890
Site Number NG72NE 8018
NGR NG 75 26
NGR Description NG c. 75 26
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NG72NE 8018 c. 75 26
N57 16 W5 44
NLO: Kyleakin [name: NG 754 263]
Loch Alsh [name centred NG 80 25]
Kyle Akin [name centred NG 758 268]
Skye [name centred NG 45 35].
Possibly on map sheet NG72NW.
The VENUS, Primrose, struck on a ledge of sunken rocks off Kylesakin [Kyleakin], Lochalsh, 24th ult., and it was supposed would be wreck'd. Crew saved.
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 7095, London, Friday October 2 1835.
NMRS, MS/829/71 (no. 7092).
(No classification or cargo specified: date of loss cited as 24 September 1835). Venus: this vessel was wrecked at Kyleakin.
Registration: British.
(Location of loss cited as N57 17.0 W5 42.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 21 June 2005.
Loss (24 September 1835)
The VENUS, Primrose, struck on a ledge of sunken rocks off Kylesakin [Kyleakin], Lochalsh, 24th ult., and it was supposed would be wreck'd. Crew saved.
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 7095, London, Friday October 2 1835.
NMRS, MS/829/71 (no. 7092).
(No classification or cargo specified: date of loss cited as 24 September 1835). Venus: this vessel was wrecked at Kyleakin.
Registration: British.
(Location of loss cited as N57 17.0 W5 42.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (21 June 2005)
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 21 June 2005.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 12721
Name : VENUS
Latitude : 571700
Longitude : 54200
Registration : BRITISH
Loss Day : 24
Loss Month : 9
Loss Year : 1835
Comment : Wrecked at Kyleakin.
