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Unknown: Inner Moray Firth

Craft (19th Century)

Site Name Unknown: Inner Moray Firth

Classification Craft (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) 'To The East Of Nairn Harbour'; North Sea

Canmore ID 291872

Site Number NH85NE 8024

NGR NH 88 58

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Highland
  • Parish Maritime - Highland
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

NH85NE 8024 unlocated

NLO: Nairn [name: NH 885 567].

Possibly on map sheet NH95NW.

(Classified as Fishing Boat: date of loss cited as 18 December 1845). Unknown: this vessel was wrecked to the East of Nairn Harbour. Registration: Nairn.

(Location of loss cited as N57 35.5 W3 51.0).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially tentative, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker. Nairn Harbour ((NH85NE 54.00) is centred at NH 88889 57185.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 13 December 2007.

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Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 18037

Name : UNKNOWN 1845

Latitude : 573530

Longitude : 35100

Registration : NAIRN

Type : FISHING BOAT

Loss Day : 18

Loss Month : 12

Loss Year : 1845

Comment : Wrecked to the east of Nairn Harbour.

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