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Knight Commander: Cape Wrath, Atlantic
Lugger (19th Century)
Site Name Knight Commander: Cape Wrath, Atlantic
Classification Lugger (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Cy 58; 'at Cape Wrath'; Pentland Firth; Knight Commander (Cy 58)
Canmore ID 294916
Site Number NC27NE 8032
NGR NC 25 75
NGR Description NC c. 25 75
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NC27NE 8032 c. 25 75
N58 38 W5 1
NLO: Cape Wrath [name: ND 256 750]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Possibly on map sheet NC27SE.
(Classified as Lugsail [lugger]: no cargo specified, but registration cited as CY 58, and date of loss as 8 December 1893). Knight Commander: this vessel was wrecked at Cape Wrath. Capt. McLean.
Registration: Boreray. 8 tons register. Length: 9m.
(Location of loss cited as N58 38.0 W5 0.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially tentative. The vessel presuably stranded.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 5 September 2005.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 16939
Name : KNIGHT COMMANDER (CY 58)
Latitude : 583800
Longitude : 50000
Registration : BORERAY
Type : LUGSAIL
Tonnage : 8
Tonnage Code : R
Length : 9
Loss Day : 8
Loss Month : 12
Loss Year : 1893
Comment : Wrecked at Cape Wrath. Capt. McLean
