Brothers: North Minch
Lugger (20th Century)
Site Name Brothers: North Minch
Classification Lugger (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Bf 431; '18 Miles Se Of Cape Wrath'; '18 Miles Sw Of Cape Wrath'; Brothers (Bf 431)
Canmore ID 295124
Site Number NC05SW 8002
NGR NC 00 52
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/295124
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NC05SW 8002 unlocated
NLO: Cape Wrath [name: NC 256 750].
(Classified as Lugger: no cargo specified, but registration cited as BF 431, and date of loss as 6 November 1905). Brothers: this vessel capsized and sank approximately 18 miles SE of Cape Wrath. (Inland: this SW?).
Registration: Findochty. 4 tons register. Length: 5m.
(Location of loss cited as N58 25.0 W5 25.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 3 July 2008.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 16467
Name : BROTHERS (BF 431)
Latitude : 582500
Longitude : 52500
Registration : FINDOCHTY
Type : LUGGER
Tonnage : 4
Tonnage Code : R
Length : 5
Loss Day : 6
Loss Month : 11
Loss Year : 1905
Comment : Capsized and sank approx. 18 miles SE of Cape Wrath. (Inland? This is SW)
