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Unknown: Pentland Firth
Craft (11th Century)
Site Name Unknown: Pentland Firth
Classification Craft (11th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Viking Ship'; Unknown 1029
Canmore ID 288261
Site Number ND37NW 8057
NGR ND 32 76
NGR Description Approximate
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND37NW 8057 unlocated
NLO: Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
(No classification or cargo specified: date of loss cited as 1029). Unknown: this vessel was lost in the Pentland Firth.
Registration: Viking.
(Location of loss cited as N58 40.0 W3 10.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet and quasi-administrative area assigned to this record are essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location that is cited by Whittaker. The loss may have occurred within the area designated as Maritime - Orkney.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 27 April 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 1596
Name : UNKNOWN 1029
Latitude : 584000
Longitude : 31000
Registration : VIKING
Loss Year : 1029
Comment : Reputed lost in Pentland Firth
