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Swallow: Loch Gairloch
Sloop (19th Century)
Site Name Swallow: Loch Gairloch
Classification Sloop (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) North Minch; Swallow
Canmore ID 295310
Site Number NG77NE 8007
NGR NG 76 75
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/295310
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NG77NE 8007 unlocated
NLO: Loch Gairloch [name centred NG 77 76].
Possibly on map sheets NG77NW, or NG77SE.
(Classified as wooden sloop: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 16 October 1868). Swallow: this vessel was lost at Gairloch [Loch Gairloch].
Registration: Inverness. Built 1799. 19grt. Length: 12m. Beam: 4m.
(Location of loss cited as N57 43.0 W5 45.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.
It remains unclear whether the vessel stranded or foundered.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 21 July 2008.
Loss (16 October 1868)
(Classified as wooden sloop: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 16 October 1868). Swallow: this vessel was lost at Gairloch [Loch Gairloch].
Registration: Inverness. Built 1799. 19grt. Length: 12m. Beam: 4m.
(Location of loss cited as N57 43.0 W5 45.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (21 July 2008)
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.
It remains unclear whether the vessel stranded or foundered.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 21 July 2008.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 15594
Name : SWALLOW
Latitude : 574300
Longitude : 54500
Date Built : 1799
Registration : INVERNESS
Type : SLOOP (WOOD)
Tonnage : 19
Tonnage Code : G
Length : 12
Beam : 4
Loss Day : 16
Loss Month : 10
Loss Year : 1868
Comment : Lost at Gairloch.
