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Northumberland: Sandwood Bay, North Minch
Craft (19th Century)
Site Name Northumberland: Sandwood Bay, North Minch
Classification Craft (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Sandwick Bay; Cape Wrath; Atlantic
Canmore ID 276754
Site Number NC26NW 8004
NGR NC 22 66
NGR Description NC c. 22 66
Datum Datum not recorded
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/276754
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NC26NW 8004 c. 22 66
N58 33 W5 4
NLO: Sandwood Bay [name centred NC 225 662]
Sandwood Loch [name centred NC 228 642]
Sandwood [name: NC 220 641]
Cape Wrath [name: NC 256 750].
Possibly on map sheet NC26SW.
Aberdeen, 11th Apl. 'The NORTHUMBERLAND, Sytton, of South Shields, bound to St. John's, Newfoundland, was driven on shore at Sandwick [Sandwood] Bay, near Cape Wrath, 16th ult.: crew saved.'
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 10,008, London, Monday April 13 1846.
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 8088).
Sandwick Bay is not noted as such near Cape Wrath on the 1996 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map. The entry presumably describes a stranding in Sandwood Bay. This is an extensive, sand-fringed and gently-curving indentation, which extends from NC c. 231 670 to NC c. 228 651.
The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998), possibly suggesting her successful recovery.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 16 November 2005.
