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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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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Maritime - Highland
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

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.

Activities

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

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