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Maria: Loch Gairloch

Sloop (19th Century)

Site Name Maria: Loch Gairloch

Classification Sloop (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) North Minch; Maria

Canmore ID 295219

Site Number NG77NE 8005

NGR NG 76 79

Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long

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  • Council Highland
  • Parish Gairloch
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Ross And Cromarty
  • Former County Ross And Cromarty

Archaeology Notes

NG77NE 8005 unlocated

NLO: Loch Gairloch [name centred NG 77 76].

Possibly on map sheets NG77NW, or NG77SE.

(Classified as Sloop: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as post-1847 or 1848). Maria: this vessel was lost in [Loch] Gairloch. Capt. Kerr.

Registration: Greenock. Built 1800. 17 tons burthern. Length: 11m . Beam: 4m.

(Location of loss cited as N57 45.0 W5 45.0).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 8 July 2008.

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Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 16012

Name : MARIA

Latitude : 574500

Longitude : 54500

Date Built : 1800

Registration : GREENOCK

Type : SLOOP

Tonnage : 17

Tonnage Code : B

Length : 11

Beam : 4

Loss Year : 1848

Comment : Lost in Gairloch post-1847. Capt. Kerr

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