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Morning Star: Loch Eriboll, Atlantic
Craft (18th Century)
Site Name Morning Star: Loch Eriboll, Atlantic
Classification Craft (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Pentland Firth; Morning Star
Canmore ID 294992
Site Number NC46NE 8019
NGR NC 46 65
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/294992
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NC46NE 8019 unlocated
NLO: Loch Eriboll [name centred NC 44 60]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Possibly on map sheets NC45NW, NC45NE, NC45SW, NC45SE, or NC46SW.
(No classification specified: cargo cited as iron and deals, and date of loss as 9 October 1788). Morning Star: this vessel stranded in Loch Eriboll. All gone, and sank in deep water. Capt. Barnes.
Registration: Newcastle.
(Location of loss cited as N58 33.0 W4 38.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 25 June 2008.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 6944
Name : MORNING STAR
Latitude : 583300
Longitude : 43800
Registration : NEWCASTLE
Loss Day : 9
Loss Month : 10
Loss Year : 1788
Comment : Stranded in Loch Eriboll, AG and sank in deep water. Capt. Barnes
Cargo : IRON, DEALS
