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Unknown: Loch Ericht

Motor Launch (20th Century)

Site Name Unknown: Loch Ericht

Classification Motor Launch (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) 'Near Ben Alder'

Canmore ID 293667

Site Number NN57SE 8002

NGR NN

NGR Description Unlocated

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/293667

Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

NN57SE 8002 unlocated

NLO: Loch Ericht [name centred NN 55 74]

Ben Alder [name: NN 496 718].

Possibly on map sheets NN46NE, NN46SE, NN56NW, NN56SW, NN57NE, NN57SW, or NN68SW.

(Classified as Motor Launch: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 6 June 19312). Unknown: this vessel was driven ashore on rocks in Loch Ericht, near Ben Alder.

(Location of loss cited as N56 50.0 W4 22.5).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location that is cited by Whittaker.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 1 April 2008.

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