Mary: Swona, Pentland Firth
Sloop (18th Century)
Site Name Mary: Swona, Pentland Firth
Classification Sloop (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Sw Point Of Swona'; Swona Island; North Sea; Mary
Canmore ID 288068
Site Number ND38SE 8029
NGR ND 380 837
NGR Description ND c. 380 837
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Maritime - Orkney
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND38SE 8029 c. 380 837
N58 44.2 W3 4.3
NLO: Swona [name: ND 390 843]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
(Classified as sloop: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 26 September 1783). Mary: this vessel stranded on the SW point of Swona. Capt. Souter. Registration: Peterhead.
(Location of loss cited as N58 44.5 W3 3.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 18 April 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 6763
Name : MARY
Latitude : 584430
Longitude : 30300
Registration : PETERHEAD
Type : SLOOP
Loss Day : 26
Loss Month : 9
Loss Year : 1783
Comment : Stranded on the SW point of Swona. Capt. Souter
