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Sophia Wells: Little Minch
Schooner (19th Century)
Site Name Sophia Wells: Little Minch
Classification Schooner (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Off Waternish'; Skye; Sophia Wells
Canmore ID 295428
Site Number NG16NW 8001
NGR NG 12 66
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/295428
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NG16NW 8001 unlocated
NLO: Waternish Point [name: NG 232 671]
Skye [name centred NG 45 35].
(Classified as schooner: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 27 November 1846). Sophia Wells: this vessel hit a rock off Waternish, and was abandoned. Capt. Winn.
Registration: Carmarthen. Built 1839. 132 tons burthern.
(Location of loss cited as N57 36.0 W6 49.0).
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. This falls about 11km W of Waternish Point, Skye.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 24 July 2008.
Loss (27 November 1846)
(Classified as schooner: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 27 November 1846). Sophia Wells: this vessel hit a rock off Waternish, and was abandoned. Capt. Winn.
Registration: Carmarthen. Built 1839. 132 tons burthern.
(Location of loss cited as N57 36.0 W6 49.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (24 July 2008)
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker. This falls about 11km W of Waternish Point, Skye.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 24 July 2008.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 14658
Name : SOPHIA WELLS
Latitude : 573600
Longitude : 64900
Date Built : 1839
Registration : CARMARTHEN
Type : SCHOONER
Tonnage : 132
Tonnage Code : B
Loss Day : 27
Loss Month : 11
Loss Year : 1846
Comment : Hit rock off Waternish and abandoned. Capt. Winn
