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Star Of The South: Oronsay, Loch Sunart
Yacht (20th Century)
Site Name Star Of The South: Oronsay, Loch Sunart
Classification Yacht (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Isle Of Oronsay; Atlantic; Star Of The South
Canmore ID 293824
Site Number NM55NE 8002
NGR NM 59 59
NGR Description NM c. 59 59
Datum Datum not recorded
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/293824
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NM55NE 8002 c. 59 59
N56 40 W5 56
NLO: Oronsay [name cited NM 59 59]
Loch Sunart [name centred NM 75 60].
Possibly on map sheets or NM55NE.
(Classified as yacht: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 31 July 1933). Star of the South: wreckage found on [the] Isle of Oronsay, Loch Sunart.
(Location of loss cited as N56 40.0 W6 0.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location and map sheet assigned to this record are essentially tentative. The vessel may have foundered offshore and the wreckage blown into the loch, although the relatively narrow entrance makes this appear improbable.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 7 April 2008.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 14881
Name : STAR OF THE SOUTH
Latitude : 564000
Longitude : 60000
Type : YACHT
Loss Day : 31
Loss Month : 7
Loss Year : 1933
Comment : Wreckage found on Isle of Oronsay, Loch Sunart.
