Ocean Star: Thurso Bay, Pentland Firth
Schooner (19th Century)
Site Name Ocean Star: Thurso Bay, Pentland Firth
Classification Schooner (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Opposite Thurso Castle'; Scrabster Castle; Thurso Bay; Ocean Star
Canmore ID 288463
Site Number ND16NW 8066
NGR ND 10 69
NGR Description ND c. 10 69
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND16NW 8066 c. 10 69
N58 36 W3 33
NLO: Scrabster [name: ND 102 702]
Thurso [name: ND 115 687].
Possibly on map sheet ND17SW.
(Classified as schooner: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 4 December 1872). Ocean Star: this vessel stranded on rocks opposite Thurso Castle.
Registration: Wick. 139nrt.
(Location of loss cited as N58 36.0 W3 32.33).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location of this loss remains uncertain. Whittaker places the loss 'opposite Thurso Castle' [presumably Bishop's Castle or Scrabster Castle, Thurso [ND16NW 3, at ND 1068 6915].
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 8 May 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 5424
Name : OCEAN STAR
Latitude : 583600
Longitude : 33220
Registration : WICK
Type : SCHOONER
Tonnage : 139
Tonnage Code : N
Loss Day : 4
Loss Month : 12
Loss Year : 1872
Comment : Stranded on rocks opposite Thurso Castle
