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Juno: Rabbit Islands, Tongue Bay, Atlantic
Craft (19th Century)
Site Name Juno: Rabbit Islands, Tongue Bay, Atlantic
Classification Craft (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Kyle Of Tongue; Cape Wrath; 'on Rabbit Island'; Pentland Firth; Juno
Canmore ID 295010
Site Number NC66SW 8007
NGR NC 60 63
NGR Description NC c. 60 63
Datum Datum not recorded
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/295010
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NC66SW 8007 c. 60 63
N58 32 W4 24
NLO: Rabbit Islands [name centred NC 605 635]
Tongue Bay [name centred NC 606 615]
Kyle of Tongue [name centred NC 58 58]
Cape Wrath [name: NC 256 750]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Formerly entered as NC56SE 8013 at cited location NC c. 587 629 [N58 31.9 W4 25.6].
Possibly on map sheet NC56SE.
(No classification or cargo specified: date of loss cited as 13 April 1854). Juno: this vessel was wrecked on Rabbit Island [Islands]. Is there one near Tongue?
Registration: Hull.
(Location of loss cited as N58 32.33 W4 23.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative, being derived from the unverified location that is cited by Whittaker.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 26 June 2008.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 9567
Name : JUNO
Latitude : 583220
Longitude : 42300
Registration : HULL
Loss Day : 13
Loss Month : 4
Loss Year : 1854
Comment : Wrecked on Rabbit Island (there is one near Tongue)
