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Thomas Dryden: Huna, Pentland Firth
Brig (19th Century)
Site Name Thomas Dryden: Huna, Pentland Firth
Classification Brig (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Below John O'groats House'; Duncansby Head; Ness Of Huna; North Sea; Thomas Dryden
Canmore ID 275458
Site Number ND37SE 8031
NGR ND 379 733
NGR Description ND c. 379 733
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND37SE 8031 c. 379 733
N58 38.6 W3 4.2
NLO: Duncansby Head [name: ND 406 733]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Huna, 22nd March. 'The THOMAS DRYDEN, Stanmers, from Shields to Dublin, got on shore near this place, yesterday, and has become a total wreck; crew saved.'
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 9062, London, Monday March 27 1843.
NMRS, MS/829/71 (no. 7769).
(Classified as brig, with general cargo: date of loss cited as 21 March 1843). Thomas Dryden: this vessel stranded below John O'Groats House, Huna. Capt. Stanner.
Registration: North Shields. Built 1839. 266 tons burthern.
(Location of loss cited as N58 38.67 W3 5.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The classification, cargo and location of loss cited by Whittaker remain unverified. Huna is not noted as such on the 1999 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map, but the Ness of Huna is at ND 363 738.
John o' Groats House (ND37SE 7.00) is at ND 3796 7339.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 14 June 2005.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 12352
Name : THOMAS DRYDEN
Latitude : 583840
Longitude : 30500
Date Built : 1839
Registration : NORTH SHIELDS
Type : BRIG
Tonnage : 266
Tonnage Code : B
Loss Day : 21
Loss Month : 3
Loss Year : 1843
Comment : Stranded below John O'Groats House, Huna. Capt. Stanner
Cargo : GENERAL
