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Catherine And Helen: Pentland Firth
Craft (19th Century)
Site Name Catherine And Helen: Pentland Firth
Classification Craft (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Catherine & Helen; 'near Thurso'; North Sea
Canmore ID 288470
Site Number ND16NW 8091
NGR ND 116 690
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/288470
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND16NW 8091 unlocated
NLO: Thurso [name: ND 115 687]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
(No classification specified: cargo cited as slates, and date of loss as 1 December 1880). Catherine & Helen: this vessel was wrecked near Thurso. Registration: Aberdeen.
(Location of loss cited as N58 36.0 W3 31.5).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 9 May 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 9897
Name : CATHERINE & HELEN
Latitude : 583600
Longitude : 33130
Registration : ABERDEEN
Loss Day : 1
Loss Month : 12
Loss Year : 1880
Comment : Wrecked near Thurso
Cargo : SLATES
