Barbara: Dunnet Head, Pentland Firth
Lugger (19th Century)
Site Name Barbara: Dunnet Head, Pentland Firth
Classification Lugger (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Wk 998; North Sea; Barbara (Wk 998)
Canmore ID 288213
Site Number ND27NW 8020
NGR ND 203 768
NGR Description ND c. 203 768
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND27NW 8020 c. 203 768
N58 40.3 W3 22.5
NLO: Dunnet Head [name: ND 203 768]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Possibly on map sheet ND17NE.
(Classified as lugsail [lugger]: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as January 1873). Barbara: this vessel was wrecked at Dunnet Head. Capt. Taylor.
Registration: Wick. 2 tons register. Length: 4m.
(Location of loss cited as N58 40.33 W3 22.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location of loss assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 24 April 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 16214
Name : BARBARA (WK 998)
Latitude : 584020
Longitude : 32200
Registration : WICK
Type : LUGSAIL
Tonnage : 2
Tonnage Code : R
Length : 4
Loss Month : 1
Loss Year : 1873
Comment : Wrecked at Dunnet Head. Capt. Taylor
