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Unknown: Ve Skerries, Atlantic

Craft (18th Century)

Site Name Unknown: Ve Skerries, Atlantic

Classification Craft (18th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Vee Skerries; Papa Stour

Canmore ID 290639

Site Number HU16NW 8008

NGR HU 10 65

NGR Description HU c. 10 65

Datum Datum not recorded

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/290639

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Shetland Islands
  • Parish Maritime - Shetland Islands
  • Former Region Shetland Islands Area
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

HU16NW 8008 c. 10 65

N60 22 W1 49

NLO: Ve Skerries [name centred HU 10 65]

Papa Stour [name centred HU 16 60].

Possibly on map sheet or HU16SW.

(No classification or cargo specified: date of loss cited as 1748). Unknown: this vessel was lost(?) on Ve Skerries.

(Location of loss cited as N60 22.5 W1 49.0).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The location and map sheet assigned to this record are essentially tentative.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 21 September 2007.

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