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Unknown: Thurso Bay, Pentland Firth
Craft (19th Century)
Site Name Unknown: Thurso Bay, Pentland Firth
Classification Craft (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Thurso Bar; Thurso River; River Thurso; North Sea
Canmore ID 288472
Site Number ND16NW 8072
NGR ND 122 690
NGR Description ND c. 122 690
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND16NW 8072 c. 122 690
N58 36 W3 30.7
NLO: Thurso [name: ND 115 687]
Thurso Bay [name centred ND 115 699]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
(Classified as fishing boat: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 30 November 1818). Unknown: this vessel was upset at Thurso Bar. 5 lost. Registration: Thurso.
(Location of loss cited as N58 36.0 W3 30.5).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. The River Thurso (Thurso River) enters the SE corner of Thurso Bay through a well-defined mouth.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 9 May 2007.
