Unknown: Ve Skerries, Atlantic
Whaler (17th Century)(Possible)
Site Name Unknown: Ve Skerries, Atlantic
Classification Whaler (17th Century)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Vee Skerries; 'west Side Of Shetland'; Papa Stour; Unknown 1602
Canmore ID 290649
Site Number HU16NW 8013
NGR HU 10 65
NGR Description HU c. 10 65
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Maritime - Shetland Islands
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
HU16NW 8013 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.
(Classified as Whaler (possible): no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 1602).Unknown: lot of wreckage [on the] W side [of] Shetland. Suspected wrecked on Vee [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.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 3873
Name : UNKNOWN 1602
Latitude : 602230
Longitude : 14900
Type : WHALER ?
Loss Year : 1602
Comment : Lot of wreckage W side Shetland, suspected wrecked on Vee Skerries
