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Elizabeth: Cromarty, Cromarty Firth
Brig (19th Century)
Site Name Elizabeth: Cromarty, Cromarty Firth
Classification Brig (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Black Isle; Firth Of Cromarty
Canmore ID 283646
Site Number NH76NE 8017
NGR NH 78 68
NGR Description NH c. 78 68
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NH76NE 8017 c. 78 67
N57 41 W4 3
NLO: Cromarty [name: NH 786 677]
Cromarty Firth [name centred NH 69 67].
Cromarty, 30th Mar. The ELIZABETH (brig), Alexander, of and from Fraserburg [Fraserburgh], for Newcastle, missed stays and went on shore, has received no damage, but is not expected off before the next stream.
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 13,418, London, Thursday April 2 1857.
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 9354).
The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.
The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998), presumably suggesting her successful recovery.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 18 October 2006.
