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Eliza: Pentland Firth
Craft (19th Century)
Site Name Eliza: Pentland Firth
Classification Craft (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) North Sea; Atlantic
Canmore ID 275535
Site Number ND28SE 8007
NGR ND
NGR Description Unlocated
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/275535
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND28SE 8007 unlocated
NLO: Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Fraserburgh, 13th May. 'The ELIZA, of Kirkcudbright, in coming through the Pentland Frith [Firth], got on the rocks and became leaky; crew (except one man) drowned.'
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 9417, London, Friday May 17 1844.
NMRS, MS/829/71 (no. 7865).
The map sheet assigned to this record is arbitrary; the location of the stranding may lie within the quasi-administrative area defined as Maritime - Orkney.
The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998), possibly suggesting her successful recovery.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 29 September 2005.
