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Contest: Balnakiel Bay, Atlantic
Craft (19th Century)
Site Name Contest: Balnakiel Bay, Atlantic
Classification Craft (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Content; Cape Wrath; Durness; Pentland Firth
Canmore ID 277041
Site Number NC36NE 8003
NGR NC 38 69
NGR Description NC c. 38 69
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NC36NE 8003 c. 38 69
N58 35 W4 47
NLO: Balnakiel Bay [name centred NC 382 695]
Cape Wrath [name: NC 256 750]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81]
Kyle of Durness [name centred NC 37 65].
Possibly on map sheet NC37SE.
Rispond, 25th Aug. The CONTEST, McKyle, of Bangor, (Ireland), from Wick, sank 23rd inst., whilst at anchor in Balnakill [Balnakeil] Bay, East side of Cape Wrath: crew, the master and a boy, saved.
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 10,438, London, Tuesday August 31 1847.
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 8196).
(No classification or cargo specified: date of loss cited as 23 August 1847). Content: this vessel sank in Balnakeil Bay. (Is this the schooner lost near Loch Eriboll with tallow?). Registration: Bangor.
(Location of loss cited as N58 35.0 W4 46.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
The form of the name of this vessel that is cited by Whittaker remains unverified; that cited in the primary account is preferred.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 22 November 2005.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 7098
Name : CONTENT
Latitude : 583500
Longitude : 44600
Registration : BANGOR
Loss Day : 23
Loss Month : 8
Loss Year : 1847
Comment : Sank in Balnakeil Bay. (Is this the schooner lost near Loch Eriboll with tallow?
