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Christopher: Beauly Firth
Snow (19th Century)
Site Name Christopher: Beauly Firth
Classification Snow (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Near Inverness'; Moray Firth; Christopher
Canmore ID 292031
Site Number NH64NE 8022
NGR NH 64 47
NGR Description NH c. 64 47
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NH64NE 8022 c. 66 45
N57 29.0 W4 14.0
NLO: Beauly Firth [name centred NH 59 47]
Inverness [name: NH 665 455].
(Classified as snow: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as November 1807). Christopher: this vessel was ashore near Inverness. Capt. McKenzie.
Registration: Workington. Built 1801. 220 tons burthern. Length: 25m. Beam: 8m.
(Location of loss cited as N57 30.0 W4 15.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 17 December 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 8119
Name : CHRISTOPHER
Latitude : 573000
Longitude : 41500
Date Built : 1801
Registration : WORKINGTON
Type : SNOW
Tonnage : 220
Tonnage Code : B
Length : 25
Beam : 8
Loss Month : 11
Loss Year : 1807
Comment : Ashore near Inverness. Capt. McKenzie
