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Catriona: Sound Of Sleat
Yacht (20th Century)
Site Name Catriona: Sound Of Sleat
Classification Yacht (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Approximately One Mile From Mallaig Pier'; Mallaig Harbour; Sea Of The Hebrides; Catriona
Canmore ID 293183
Site Number NM69NE 8007
NGR NM 67 98
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/293183
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NM69NE 8007 unlocated
NLO: Mallaig [name: NM 675 970]
Sound of Sleat [name centred NG 72 09]
Mallaig Harbour [name centred NM 677 975].
(Classified as wooden sailing yacht, in ballast: date of loss cited as 8 August 1908). Catriona: this vessel was in collision and sank approximately one mile from Mallaig pier (Rannoch).
Registration: Mallaig. 3 tons [unspecified].
(Location of loss cited as N57 1.0 W5 50.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker. The location of Mallaig pier is not apparent, but the term presuambly applies to one or all of the harbour-works within Mallaig Harbour [name centred NM 677 975].
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 7 March 2008.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 6152
Name : CATRIONA
Latitude : 570100
Longitude : 55000
Registration : MALLAIG *
Type : SAILING YACHT (WOOD)
Tonnage : 3
Loss Day : 8
Loss Month : 8
Loss Year : 1908
Comment : Collision and sunk approx 1 mile from Mallaig pier (RANNOCH)
Cargo : BALLAST
