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Plough: Thurso Bay, Pentland Firth

Sloop (19th Century)

Site Name Plough: Thurso Bay, Pentland Firth

Classification Sloop (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) North Sea; Plough

Canmore ID 272895

Site Number ND16NW 8043

NGR ND 11 69

NGR Description ND c. 11 69

Datum Datum not recorded

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Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

ND16NW 8043 c. 11 69

N58 36 W3 32

NLO: Thurso [name: ND 115 687]

Thurso Bay [name centred ND 115 699]

Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].

Possibly on map sheet ND17SW.

See also ND16NW 8044 and ND16NW 8045.

Thurso, 11th Oct. 'The PLOUGH, from Bangor to Newcastle, is on shore to the Westward a wreck. The crew, except one, saved. The ISABELLA, of Belfast, for Dublin, is on shore near the former, and is also a wreck. The crew, and from 15 to 20 barrels of herrings saved. The OCEAN, from Quebec to Newcastle, is at anchor off Dunnet, water-logged and deserted by the crew.'

Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 7099, London, Friday October 16 1835.

Thurso, 14th Oct. 'The ISABELLA, of Belfast: the PLOUGH, from Bangor, and the OCEAN from Quebec to Newcastle, are total wrecks: the hull of the former, and 19 barrels of herrings, saved, have been sold. The PLOUGH and cargo will be sold tomorrow: and the OCEAN is in a very bad state, and much exposed to the weather and rocks: the vessel is all in pieces.'

Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 7100, London, Tuesday October 20 1835.

NMRS, MS/829/71 (no. 7098).

(Classified as sloop, with cargo of slates: date of loss cited as 4 October 1835). Plough: this vessel stranded in Thurso Bay. Capt. McNaughton.

Registration: Perth. Built 1823. 68 tons burthern. Length: 16m. Beam: 5m.

(Location of loss cited as N58 36.0 W3 31.5).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.

The classification, cargo and location of loss cited by Whittaker remain unverified.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 21 June 2005.

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Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 9890

Name : PLOUGH

Latitude : 583600

Longitude : 33130

Date Built : 1823

Registration : PERTH

Type : SLOOP

Tonnage : 68

Tonnage Code : B

Length : 16

Beam : 5

Loss Day : 4

Loss Month : 10

Loss Year : 1835

Comment : Stranded in Thurso Bay. Capt. McNaughton.

Cargo : SLATES

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