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Alouette: Galmisdale Bay, Eigg, Sea Of The Hebrides
Yacht (20th Century)
Site Name Alouette: Galmisdale Bay, Eigg, Sea Of The Hebrides
Classification Yacht (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Allouette; 'inside Castle Island'; Eilean Chathastail; Alouette
Canmore ID 294390
Site Number NM48SE 8006
NGR NM 483 834
NGR Description NM c. 483 834
Datum Datum not recorded
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/294390
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NM48SE 8006 c. 483 834
N56 52.4 W6 7.9
NLO: Eilean Chathastail [name: NM 497 833].
(Classified as Auxiliary Yacht: date of loss cited as 26 August 1935). Alouette [Allouette]: this vessel struck rocks inside Castle Island [Eilean Chathastail], Eigg.
Registration: British. 7nrt.
(Location of loss cited as N56 22.33 W6.75).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary. That cited by Whittaker remains unverified.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 8 May 2008.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 14985
Name : ALOUETTE
Latitude : 562220
Longitude : 60730
Registration : BRITISH
Type : AUX. YACHT
Tonnage : 7
Tonnage Code : N
Loss Day : 26
Loss Month : 8
Loss Year : 1935
Comment : Struck rocks inside Castle Island, Eigg.
