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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
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.
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?
