Earl Of Montrose: Longman Point, Inverness, Beauly Firth
Craft (19th Century)
Site Name Earl Of Montrose: Longman Point, Inverness, Beauly Firth
Classification Craft (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'On The Longmate'; Inverness Firth; Inner Moray Firth; Earl Of Montrose
Canmore ID 273245
Site Number NH64NE 8009
NGR NH 669 476
NGR Description NH c. 669 476
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NH64NE 8009 c. 669 476
N57 30 W4 13.3
NLO: Beauly Firth [name centred NH 59 47]
Longman Point [name: NH 669 476]
Inverness [name: NH 665 455].
Inverness, 3d Dec. 'The EARL OF MONTROSE, from Riga to Ireland, is aground on the Longmate [Longman]. Part of the cargo discharged.'
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 7219, London, Friday December 9 1836.
NMRS, MS/829/71 (no. 7194).
(No classification or cargo specified: date of loss cited as 3 December 1836). Earl of Montrose: this vessel stranded on the Longmate [Longman], Inverness.
(Location of loss cited as N57 30.0 W4 13.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 17 December 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 10400
Name : EARL OF MONTROSE
Latitude : 573000
Longitude : 41300
Loss Day : 3
Loss Month : 12
Loss Year : 1836
Comment : Stranded on Longmate, Inverness.
