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Admiral: Beri Geo, Portskerra, Pentland Firth

Snow (19th Century)

Site Name Admiral: Beri Geo, Portskerra, Pentland Firth

Classification Snow (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) North Sea; Admiral

Canmore ID 276750

Site Number NC86NE 8014

NGR NC 87 66

NGR Description NC c. 87 66

Datum Datum not recorded

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

Archaeology Notes

NC86NE 8014 c. 87 66

N58 34 W3 57

NLO: Portskerra [name: NC 877 657]

Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].

Not to be confused with NC86NE 8013.

(Classified as snow: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 28 January 1842). Admiral: this vessel was wrecked at Beri Geo, Portskerra. Registration: Sunderland. Check 16/3/1846 loss?

(Location of loss cited as N58 34.33 W3 56.5).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary. Beri Geo is not noted as such on the 1999 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 16 November 2005.

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Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 68

Name : ADMIRAL

Latitude : 583420

Longitude : 35630

Registration : SUNDERLAND

Type : SNOW

Position : Exact Position

Loss Day : 28

Loss Month : 1

Loss Year : 1842

Comment : Wrecked at Beri Geo, Portskerra. Check 16/3/1846 loss?

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