Acquire: Lyndale, Loch Snizort, Skye, Little Minch
Steam Drifter (20th Century)
Site Name Acquire: Lyndale, Loch Snizort, Skye, Little Minch
Classification Steam Drifter (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Lyndale Point; North Minch; Acquire
Canmore ID 289926
Site Number NG35NE 8002
NGR NG 36 57
NGR Description NG c. 36 57
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NG35NE 8002 c. 36 57
N57 32 W6 25
NLO: Loch Snizort [name centred NG 32 61]
Skye [name centred NG 45 35].
Possibly on map sheet NG35SE.
(Classified as steam drifter: date of loss cited as 25 January 1935). Acquire: this vessel sank after being ashore at Lyndale, Loch Snizort.
Registration: Portnockie. Built 1907. 94grt.
(Location of loss cited as N57 31.75 W6 24.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary. Lyndale is not noted as such on the 1998 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map, but Lyndale Point is at NG 367 573, within the SE part of Loch Snizort. Lyndale House (NG35SE 31.00) is at NG 36745 54885.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 31 July 2007.
Loss (25 January 1935)
(Classified as steam drifter: date of loss cited as 25 January 1935). Acquire: this vessel sank after being ashore at Lyndale, Loch Snizort.
Registration: Portnockie. Built 1907. 94grt.
(Location of loss cited as N57 31.75 W6 24.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (31 July 2007)
The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary. Lyndale is not noted as such on the 1998 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map, but Lyndale Point is at NG 367 573, within the SE part of Loch Snizort. Lyndale House (NG35SE 31.00) is at NG 36745 54885.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 31 July 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 7624
Name : ACQUIRE
Latitude : 573145
Longitude : 62400
Date Built : 1907
Registration : PORTNOCKIE
Type : STEAM DRIFTER
Tonnage : 94
Tonnage Code : G
Loss Day : 25
Loss Month : 1
Loss Year : 1935
Comment : Sank after being ashore at Lyndale, Loch Snizort.
