Unknown: Dunbeath, North Sea
Sloop (19th Century)
Site Name Unknown: Dunbeath, North Sea
Classification Sloop (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Portormin; Dunbeath Bay; Helmsdale; 'at The Entrance Of [the] Dunbeath River'
Canmore ID 284647
Site Number ND12NE 8012
NGR ND 165 293
NGR Description ND c. 165 293
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND12NE 8012 c. 165 293
N58 14.7 W3 25.4
NLO: Dunbeath [name: ND 161 296]
Dunbeath Bay [name centred ND 164 291].
Wick, 18th Aug. A small sloop, with salt, went to pieces at the entrance of [the] Dunbeath river.
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 14,471, London, Tuesday August 21 1860.
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 9858).
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. The Dunbeath River enters the North Sea at ND 165 293.
The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998), possibly suggesting her successful recovery.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 23 November 2006.
