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Margaret: Loch Leven
Smack (19th Century)
Site Name Margaret: Loch Leven
Classification Smack (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Opposite Ballachulish'
Canmore ID 293801
Site Number NN05NE 8005
NGR NN
NGR Description Unlocated
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/293801
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NN05NE 8005 unlocated
NLO: North Ballachulish [name centred NN 055 605]
South Ballachulish [name centred NN 051 950]
Ballachulish [village]: [name centred NN 080 583]
Loch Leven [name centred NN 09 59].
Possibly on map sheet NN05NW.
(Classified as smack: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 15 December 1874). Margaret: this vessel was wrecked opoosite Ballachulish. Capt. McLean. Post 1841, pre-1869.
Built 1830. 32 tons burthern. Length: 11m. Beam: 5m.
(Location of loss cited as N56 41.5 W5 10.5).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary. The loss presumably occurred in Loch Leven, but It remains unclear which of the three 'Ballachulish' settlements is indicated.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 7 April 2008.
