Eagle: Thurso Bay, Pentland Firth
Schooner (19th Century)
Site Name Eagle: Thurso Bay, Pentland Firth
Classification Schooner (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Near Thurso East'; North Sea; Eagle
Canmore ID 285588
Site Number ND16NW 8057
NGR ND 11 69
NGR Description ND c. 11 69
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND16NW 8057 c. 11 69
N58 36 W3 32
NLO: Thurso [name: ND 115 687]
Thurso Bay [name centred ND 115 699]
Thurso East [name centred ND 123 685]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Possibly on map sheet ND17SW.
Thurso, 22nd Dec. The EAGLE (schr.), of Wick, Barnetson, from Alloa, with tiles, which was driven ashore 19th Dec., has become a wreck: cargo partly saved.
Source: LL, No. 15,201, London, Friday, December 26 1862.
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 10317).
(Classifed as schooner, with cargo of tiles: date of loss cited as 19 December 1862). Eagle: this vessel was wrecked near Thurso East. Capt. Barnetson.
57nrt.
(Location of loss cited as N58 36.0 W3 30.5).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location of loss assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary; that cited by Whittaker remains unverified.
The name Thurso East apparently applies to the area around ND 12 68 and ND 13 68.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 5 January 2007.
Loss (19 December 1862)
Thurso, 22nd Dec. The EAGLE (schr.), of Wick, Barnetson, from Alloa, with tiles, which was driven ashore 19th Dec., has become a wreck: cargo partly saved.
Source: LL, No. 15,201, London, Friday, December 26 1862.
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 10317).
(Classifed as schooner, with cargo of tiles: date of loss cited as 19 December 1862). Eagle: this vessel was wrecked near Thurso East. Capt. Barnetson.
57nrt.
(Location of loss cited as N58 36.0 W3 30.5).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (5 January 2007)
The location of loss assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary; that cited by Whittaker remains unverified.
The name Thurso East apparently applies to the area around ND 12 68 and ND 13 68.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 5 January 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 11049
Name : EAGLE
Latitude : 583600
Longitude : 33030
Registration : WICK
Type : SCHOONER
Tonnage : 57
Tonnage Code : N
Loss Day : 19
Loss Month : 12
Loss Year : 1862
Comment : Wrecked near Thurso East. Capt. Barnetson
Cargo : TILES
