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Yemassee: Loch Bharcasaig, Skye, Sea Of The Hebrides
Ship (19th Century)
Site Name Yemassee: Loch Bharcasaig, Skye, Sea Of The Hebrides
Classification Ship (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'China Plate Wreck'; Orbost; Loch Bracadale; Yemassee
Canmore ID 284423
Site Number NG24SE 8004
NGR NG 259 423
NGR Description NG c. 259 423
Datum Datum not recorded
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/284423
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NG24SE 8004 c. 259 423
N57 23.3 W6 33.7
NLO: Loch Bharcasaig [name centred NG 259 423]
Loch Bracadale [name centred NG 285 380]
Skye [name centred NG 45 35].
Corry, Isle of Skye, 22nd Jan. The YEMASSEE (ship), of Charleston, Child, from Liverpool to Philadelphia, was cast ashore on the rocks of Orbost, on the West coast of this island, 20th Jan., and will have to discharge her cargo, most of which it is hoped, may be saved, if the weather keep moderate.
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 13,983, London, Thursday January 27 1859.
Corry, by Broadford, 24th Jan. The YEMASSEE, Child, from Liverpool to Philadelphia, stranded on the West Coast of the Island 20th Jan., has suffered additional damage and the tide now flows over her: only a few bales have been got out undamaged, a considerable quantity has been landed saturated with salt water.
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 13,985, London, Saturday January 29 1859.
Orbost (Isle of Skye), 25th Jan. The YEMASSEE, Childs, from Liverpool to Philadelphia, which was stranded at this place 20th Jan., has become a total wreck. [Record received incomplete].
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 9619).
(Classified as [full-rigged] ship: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 20 January 1859). Yemassee: this vessel stranded at Orbost. Capt. Child. All gone? The 'China Plate' Wreck?
Registration: Charlestown.
(Location of loss cited as N57 23.5 W6 34.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary. The vessel presumably stranded within the confined space of Loch Bharcasaig, the northern part of Loch Bracadale. Orbost House (NG24SE 45.00) lies inland, at NG 2574 4306.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 14 November 2006.
Loss (20 January 1859)
Corry, Isle of Skye, 22nd Jan. The YEMASSEE (ship), of Charleston, Child, from Liverpool to Philadelphia, was cast ashore on the rocks of Orbost, on the West coast of this island, 20th Jan., and will have to discharge her cargo, most of which it is hoped, may be saved, if the weather keep moderate.
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 13,983, London, Thursday January 27 1859.
Corry, by Broadford, 24th Jan. The YEMASSEE, Child, from Liverpool to Philadelphia, stranded on the West Coast of the Island 20th Jan., has suffered additional damage and the tide now flows over her: only a few bales have been got out undamaged, a considerable quantity has been landed saturated with salt water.
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 13,985, London, Saturday January 29 1859.
Orbost (Isle of Skye), 25th Jan. The YEMASSEE, Childs, from Liverpool to Philadelphia, which was stranded at this place 20th Jan., has become a total wreck. [Record received incomplete].
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 9619).
(Classified as [full-rigged] ship: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 20 January 1859). Yemassee: this vessel stranded at Orbost. Capt. Child. All gone? The 'China Plate' Wreck? Registration: Charlestown.
(Location of loss cited as N57 23.5 W6 34.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (14 November 2006)
The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary. The vessel presumably stranded within the confined space of Loch Bharcasaig, the northern part of Loch Bracadale. Orbost House (NG24SE 45.00) lies inland, at NG 2574 4306.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 14 November 2006.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 3535
Name : YEMASSEE
Latitude : 572330
Longitude : 63400
Registration : CHARLESTOWN
Type : SHIP
Loss Day : 20
Loss Month : 1
Loss Year : 1859
Comment : Stranded at Orbost. Capt. Child. AG? The 'China Plate' wreck?
Project (2013 - 2015)
Project SAMPHIRE was designed to bring professional marine archaeological expertise into local maritime communities. The central focus of the project was to record the unique knowledge of maritime cultural heritage sites on the seabed (and intertidal zone) that is held within local communities. This was done through a programme of face-to-face community engagement, allowing knowledge exchange in both directions. The reported sites were then investigated by the SAMPHIRE Project team with the maximum involvement of local community members at every level, including fieldwork and desk-based research. The project aimed to foster a wider understanding of and interest in local maritime heritage and to promote the stewardship of this valuable local resource.
