George And Jane: Caolas Scalpaigh, Loch An Tairbeairt, Little Minch
Sloop (19th Century)
Site Name George And Jane: Caolas Scalpaigh, Loch An Tairbeairt, Little Minch
Classification Sloop (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) George & Jane; East Loch Tarbert; Scalpay Sound; Sound Of Scalpay; Harris; North Minch
Canmore ID 284918
Site Number NG29NW 8019
NGR NG 22 97
NGR Description NG c. 22 97
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Western Isles
- Parish Maritime - Western Isles
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NG29NW 8019 c. 22 97
N57 53 W6 41
NLO: Scalpay (Scalpaigh) [name centred NG 23 95]
Caolas Scalpaigh (Sound of Scalpaigh): [name centred NG 228 973]
Loch an Tairbeairt [name centred NG 188 962].
Possibly on map sheet NG29NE.
See also NG25SW 8007 and NG81NW 8006.
Formerly entered as Unlocated.
Corry by Broadford, (Isle of Skye), 8th Oct. The gale of the 3rd Oct., occasioned much damage among the fishing craft on this coast. The following vessels are also reported on shore, and damaged: at Glenelg Bay, West coast of Invernesshire, the MEDORA (schr.), of and from Inverness, for Glasgow, with staves. At Loch Dunvegan, in this island, the MARY (sloop), of Kirkcudbright, bound to that Loch with salt from Liverpool: and at the Sound of Scalpay, in this island, the sloop GEORGE & JANE, of Dumfries, partly loaded with herrings. [Record received incomplete].
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 9926).
The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998), possibly suggesting her subsequent recovery.
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially tentative. It remains uncertain on which side of Caolas Scalpaigh the vessel stranded, on Scalpay [Scalpaigh] or on Harris.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 29 November 2006.
