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Lovely Peggy: Melvich Bay, Pentland Firth
Sloop (19th Century)
Site Name Lovely Peggy: Melvich Bay, Pentland Firth
Classification Sloop (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Bighouse Bay; North Sea; Lovely Peggy
Canmore ID 288546
Site Number NC86NE 8016
NGR NC 887 654
NGR Description NC c. 887 654
Datum Datum not recorded
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/288546
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NC86NE 8016 c. 887 654
N58 33.8 W3 54.8
NLO: Melvich Bay [name centred NC 887 654]
Bighouse [name: NC 891 648]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
(Classified as sloop, with cargo of deals: date of loss cited as 21 October 1801). Lovely Peggy: this vessel was wrecked in Bighouse Bay. Capt. Fisher. Registration: Chepstow.
(Location of loss cited as N58 34.0 W3 55.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location suggested for the loss of this vessel is essentially tentative; Bighouse Bay is not noted as such on the 1999 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map. The house (NC86SE 40.00) and steading (NC86SE 26) of Bighouse are at NC 8911 6481 and NC 8939 6497 respectively, suggesting that Bighouse Bay may be equated with Melvich Bay.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 11 May 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 17216
Name : LOVELY PEGGY
Latitude : 583400
Longitude : 35500
Registration : CHEPSTOW
Type : SLOOP
Loss Day : 21
Loss Month : 10
Loss Year : 1801
Comment : Wrecked in Bighouse Bay. Capt. Fisher
Cargo : DEALS
