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Unknown: Aultbea, Loch Ewe, North Minch
Fishing Vessel (19th Century)
Site Name Unknown: Aultbea, Loch Ewe, North Minch
Classification Fishing Vessel (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Aultbea Pier; Unknown
Canmore ID 291404
Site Number NG88NE 8007
NGR NG 86796 88919
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/291404
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NG88NE 8007 8658 8889
N57 50.33 W5 35.75
NLO: Aultbea [name: NG 874 892]
Loch Ewe [name centred NG 84 86].
(Classified as Fishing Boat: date of loss cited as February 1872). Unknown: this vessel stranded at the entrance to Aultbea.
(Location cited as N57 50.33 W5 35.75).
I G Whittaker 1998.
This entry by Whittaker may refer to a surviving wreck. The cited location falls within the intertidal area to the N of the slipway NG88NE 38).
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 23 November 2007.
I G Whittaker 1998.
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 065365
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure
State : LIFT
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 57.83917,-5.59222
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 57.83882,-5.59341
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Position Quality : Precisely known
Drying Height : 4.0
Depth Quality : Depth known
Water Depth : 0
Water Level Effect : Covers and uncovers
Vertical Datum : Mean Low Water Springs
Name : UNKNOWN
Bottom Texture : Sand
Contact Description : Entire wreck
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Original Detection Year : 1958
Original Source : Naval Vessel
Surveying Details : **H3861/58 30.6.58 ST (DRIES 13FT) IN 575021N, 053532W [OGB]. (HMS SHACKLETON, HN DTD 4.1958). - NM 1358/58.
**H3861/58 16.11.64 WK REPD REMOVED. (HM BOOM DEFENCE DEPOT AULTBEA, HN DTD 3.1964). DELETE. BR STD.
**3184/66 5.7.71 ST IS NOT VISIBLE AT MLS AND IS BELIEVED LOCALLY TO NO LONGER EXIST. DELETE. (HMS WOODLARK, HN DTD 7.1971). AMENDED TO LIFT. NFA.
POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE
**HH091/205/01 24.5.07 NOT SEEN. LIES IN DANGEROUS AREA VERY CLOSE TO THE JETTY. (ADMIRALTY COASTAL SURVEYS, HI 1205). NFA.
Chart Symbol : ST D4.0
Date Last Amended : 28/07/2007
