Pampa: Dunnet Bay, Pentland Firth
Schooner (20th Century)
Site Name Pampa: Dunnet Bay, Pentland Firth
Classification Schooner (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) '1.5 Miles W Of Dunnet Head'; North Sea; Pampa
Canmore ID 288287
Site Number ND17SE 8006
NGR ND 18 74
NGR Description ND c. 18 74
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND17SE 8006 c. 18 74
N58 39 W3 25
NLO: Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Possibly on map sheet ND17NE.
(Classified as schooner, in ballast; date of loss cited as 6 July 1924). Pampa: this vessel stranded 1.5 miles W of Dunnet Head. Registration: Marstal. Built 1907. 76grt.
(Location of loss cited as N58 39.5 W3 24.5).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location of loss assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 30 April 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 12262
Name : PAMPA
Latitude : 583930
Longitude : 32430
Date Built : 1907
Registration : MARSTAL
Type : SCHOONER
Tonnage : 76
Tonnage Code : G
Loss Day : 6
Loss Month : 7
Loss Year : 1924
Comment : Stranded 1.5 miles west of Dunnet Head.
Cargo : BALLAST