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Charles: Thurso Bay, Pentland Firth

Craft (18th Century)

Site Name Charles: Thurso Bay, Pentland Firth

Classification Craft (18th Century)

Alternative Name(s) 'Near Scrabster'; North Sea

Canmore ID 288409

Site Number ND17SW 8052

NGR ND 11 70

NGR Description ND c. 11 70

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

ND17SW 8052 c. 11 70

N58 37 W3 32

NLO: Thurso [name: ND 115 687]

Scrabster [name: ND 102 702].

Thurso Bay [name centred ND 115 699]

Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].

Possibly on map sheet ND16NW.

Not to be confused with ND16NW 8011.

(No classification or cargo specified: date of loss cited as December 1712). Charles: this vessel was wrecked near Scrabster. Registration: Alloa.

(Location of loss cited as N58 36.67 W3 32.75).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 7 May 2007.

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