Three Brothers: Murkle Bay, Pentland Firth
Craft (18th Century)
Site Name Three Brothers: Murkle Bay, Pentland Firth
Classification Craft (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) North Sea; Three Brothers
Canmore ID 288454
Site Number ND16NE 8020
NGR ND 171 694
NGR Description ND c. 171 694
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND16NE 8020 c. 171 694
N58 36.3 W3 25.6
NLO: Murkle Bay [name centred ND 171 694]
West Murkle [name: ND 157 695]
East Murkle [name: ND 173 687]
Thurso [name: ND 115 687]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Possibly on map sheet ND17SE.
(No classification specified, but cargo cited as deals, and date of loss as 14 October 1746). Three Brothers: this vessel was wrecked in Murkle Bay, Caithness. Capt. Martin. Registration: Kirkcudbright.
(Location of loss cited as N58 36.33 W3 32.75).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 8 May 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 18044
Name : THREE BROTHERS
Latitude : 583620
Longitude : 32545
Registration : KIRKCUDBRIGHT
Loss Day : 14
Loss Month : 10
Loss Year : 1746
Comment : Wrecked in Murkle bay, Caithness. Capt. Martin
Cargo : DEALS
