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John And Mary: Cromarty, Cromarty Firth
Smack (19th Century)
Site Name John And Mary: Cromarty, Cromarty Firth
Classification Smack (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) John & Mary; 'on A Beach Near Cromarty'; Firth Of Cromarty; Black Isle
Canmore ID 275975
Site Number NH76NE 8012
NGR NH 78 68
NGR Description NH c. 78 68
Datum Datum not recorded
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/275975
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NH76NE 8012 c. 78 67
N57 41 W4 3
NLO: Cromarty [name: NH 786 677]
Cromarty Firth [name centred NH 69 67].
Cromarty, 6th Feb. The JOHN & MARY (smack), of Peterhead, Shewan, broke from her anchors and drove on the beach.
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 14,306, London, Thursday February 9 1860.
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 9813).
(Classified as smack: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 6 February 1860). John & Mary: this vessel stranded on a beach near Cromarty.
Registration: Peterhead. Built 1829. 40 tons burthern. Length: 13m. Beam: 4m.
(location of loss cited as N57 41.00 W4 1.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
It remains uncertain whether or not this vessel was successfully recovered.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 13 October 2005.
Loss (6 February 1860)
Cromarty, 6th Feb. The JOHN & MARY (smack), of Peterhead, Shewan, broke from her anchors and drove on the beach.
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 14,306, London, Thursday February 9 1860.
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 9813).
(Classified as smack: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 6 February 1860). John & Mary: this vessel stranded on a beach near Cromarty.
Registration: Peterhead. Built 1829. 40 tons burthern. Length: 13m. Beam: 4m.
(Location of loss cited as N57 41.00 W4 1.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (13 October 2005)
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
It remains uncertain whether or not this vessel was successfully recovered.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 13 October 2005.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 9291
Name : JOHN & MARY
Latitude : 574100
Longitude : 40100
Date Built : 1829
Registration : PETERHEAD
Type : SMACK
Tonnage : 40
Tonnage Code : B
Length : 13
Beam : 4
Loss Day : 6
Loss Month : 2
Loss Year : 1860
Comment : Stranded on a beach near Cromarty. Capt. Shewan
