Accessibility

Font Size

100% 150% 200%

Background Colour

Default Contrast
Close Reset

Peggy And Ann: Badachro, Loch Gairloch

Sloop (19th Century)

Site Name Peggy And Ann: Badachro, Loch Gairloch

Classification Sloop (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Peggy & Ann; Badachroe; North Minch

Canmore ID 295342

Site Number NG77SE 8006

NGR NG 782 737

NGR Description NG c. 782 737

Datum Datum not recorded

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/295342

Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved.
Canmore Disclaimer. © Bluesky International Limited 2025. Public Sector Viewing Terms

Toggle Aerial | View on large map

Collections

Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Maritime - Highland
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

NG77SE 8006 c. 782 737

N57 41.9 W5 43.4

NLO: Badachro [name: NG 782 737]

Loch Gairloch [name centred NG 77 76],

(Classified as sloop: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 1861). Peggy & Ann: this vessel was lost at Badachroe [Badachro], Gairloch. 1867?

Registration: Inverness. Built 1840. 10 tons burthern. Length: 9m. Beam: 3m.

(Location of loss cited as N57 42.0 W5 43.0).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.

It remains uncertain whether this vessel stranded or foundered; the former appears more probable.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 22 July 2008.

Activities

Loss (1861)

(Classified as sloop: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 1861). Peggy & Ann: this vessel was lost at Badachroe [Badachro], Gairloch. 1867?

Registration: Inverness. Built 1840. 10 tons burthern. Length: 9m. Beam: 3m.

(Location of loss cited as N57 42.0 W5 43.0).

I G Whittaker 1998.

Note (22 July 2008)

The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.

It remains uncertain whether this vessel stranded or foundered; the former appears more probable.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 22 July 2008.

Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 15612

Name : PEGGY & ANN

Latitude : 574200

Longitude : 54330

Date Built : 1840

Registration : INVERNESS

Type : SLOOP

Tonnage : 10

Tonnage Code : B

Length : 9

Beam : 3

Loss Year : 1861

Comment : Lost at Badachroe, Gairloch. 1867?

References

MyCanmore Image Contributions


Contribute an Image

MyCanmore Text Contributions