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Agnes Smith: Scrabster Roads, Thurso Bay, Pentland Firth

Brigantine (19th Century)

Site Name Agnes Smith: Scrabster Roads, Thurso Bay, Pentland Firth

Classification Brigantine (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Alexandrine; Scrabster Roadstead; North Sea; Agnes Smith (Ex. Alexandrine)

Canmore ID 285496

Site Number ND17SW 8043

NGR ND 11 70

NGR Description ND c. 11 70

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

ND17SW 8043 c. 11 70

N58 37 W3 32

NLO: Thurso [name: ND 115 687]

Scrabster [name: ND 102 702].

Thurso Bay [name centred ND 115 699]

Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].

Possibly on map sheet ND16NW.

Thurso, 6th Nov. The AGNES SMITH, of Annan, Richardson, has parted her anchors in Scrabster roads, and is breaking up: crew saved.

Source: LL, No. 17,026, London, Saturday, November 7 1868.

NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 11527).

(Classified as wooden brigantine: no cargo specified, but former name cited as Alexandrine, and date of loss as 7 November 1868). Agnes Smith: this vessel was wrecked at Thurso.

Registration: Dumfries. 153grt. Length: 26m. Beam: 7m.

(Location of loss cited as N58 36.0 W3 31.5).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 28 December 2006.

Activities

Loss (7 November 1868)

Thurso, 6th Nov. The AGNES SMITH, of Annan, Richardson, has parted her anchors in Scrabster roads, and is breaking up: crew saved.

Source: LL, No. 17,026, London, Saturday, November 7 1868.

NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 11527).

(Classified as wooden brigantine: no cargo specified, but former name cited as Alexandrine, and date of loss as 7 November 1868). Agnes Smith: this vessel was wrecked at Thurso.

Registration: Dumfries. 153grt. Length: 26m. Beam: 7m.

(Location of loss cited as N58 36.0 W3 31.5).

I G Whittaker 1998.

Note (28 December 2006)

The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 28 December 2006.

Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 13242

Name : AGNES SMITH (EX. ALEXANDRINE)

Latitude : 583600

Longitude : 33130

Registration : DUMFRIES

Type : BRIGANTINE (WOOD)

Tonnage : 153

Tonnage Code : G

Length : 26

Beam : 7

Loss Day : 7

Loss Month : 11

Loss Year : 1868

Comment : Wrecked at Thurso.

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