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Janet: Brough Head, Nybster, North Sea

Schooner (19th Century)

Site Name Janet: Brough Head, Nybster, North Sea

Classification Schooner (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Staxigoe; Auchingale; Auckengill; Sinclair's Bay; Janet

Canmore ID 282437

Site Number ND36SE 8035

NGR ND 371 631

NGR Description ND c. 371 631

Datum Datum not recorded

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Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

ND36SE 8035 c. 355 617

N58 32.3 W3 6.5

NLO: Brough Head [name: ND 355 617]

Nybster [name: ND 365 634]

Auckengill [name centred ND 367 643]

Sinclair's Bay [name centred ND 36 56].

Staxigoe, 11th Jan. The JANET, (schr.), of and from Port Gordon [Portgordon] to Scrabster, went on shore during a heavy gale from SE yesterday, at Auchingale [Auckengill]: one man drowned.

Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 10,866, London, Monday January 15 1849.

NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 8471).

(Classified as wooden schooner, in ballast: date of loss cited as 10 January 1849). Janet: this vessel stranded at Brough Head, Nybster. Capt. Campbell.

Registration: Banff. Built 1842. 66 tons burthern. Length: 17m. Beam: 5m.

(Location of loss cited as N58 33.0 W3 5.0).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The location of loss cited by Whittaker remains unverified, but is accepted.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 31 August 2006.

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Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 10563

Name : JANET

Latitude : 583300

Longitude : 30500

Date Built : 1842

Registration : BANFF

Type : SCHOONER (WOOD)

Tonnage : 66

Tonnage Code : B

Length : 17

Beam : 5

Loss Day : 10

Loss Month : 1

Loss Year : 1849

Comment : Stranded at Brough Head, Nybster. Capt. Campbell

Cargo : BALLAST

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