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Betty: Pentland Firth
Brig (18th Century)
Site Name Betty: Pentland Firth
Classification Brig (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Near Thurso'; North Sea; Betty
Canmore ID 288421
Site Number ND16NW 8064
NGR ND 116 695
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/288421
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND16NW 8064 unlocated
NLO: Thurso [name: ND 115 685]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Not to be confused with ND16NW 8032.
(Classified as brig, with cargo of timber: date of loss cited as 29 June 1786). Betty: this vessel stranded near Thurso.
Registration: Port Glasgow. 100 tons [unspecified].
(Location of loss cited as N58 36.5 W3 31.5).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 8 May 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 9943
Name : BETTY
Latitude : 583630
Longitude : 33130
Registration : PORT GLASGOW
Type : BRIG
Tonnage : 100
Loss Day : 29
Loss Month : 6
Loss Year : 1786
Comment : Stranded near Thurso
Cargo : TIMBER
