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Lochiel: Portree, Skye, Sound Of Raasay
Steamship (20th Century)
Site Name Lochiel: Portree, Skye, Sound Of Raasay
Classification Steamship (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Lough Patreag; Loch Portree; Lochiel
Canmore ID 295637
Site Number NG44SE 8004
NGR NG 483 437
NGR Description NG c. 483 437
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NG44SE 8004 c. 483 437
N57 24.8 W6 11.5
NLO: Loch Portree [name centred NG 484 424]
Portree [name: NG 483 437]
Sound of Raasay [name centred NG 55 55]
Skye [name centred NG 45 35].
(Classified as iron steamship: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 1907). Lochiel: this vessel stranded at Portree. All gone and broken up.
Registration: Glasgow. Built 1877. 217grt. Length: 42m. Beam: 5m.
(Location of loss cited as N57 25.0 W6 10.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 6 August 2008.
Loss (1907)
(Classified as iron steamship: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 1907). Lochiel: this vessel stranded at Portree. All gone and broken up.
Registration: Glasgow. Built 1877. 217grt. Length: 42m. Beam: 5m.
(Location of loss cited as N57 25.0 W6 10.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (6 August 2008)
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 6 August 2008.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 1608
Name : LOCHIEL
Latitude : 572500
Longitude : 61000
Date Built : 1877
Registration : GLASGOW
Type : SS (IRON)
Tonnage : 217
Tonnage Code : G
Length : 42
Beam : 5
Draught : 3m
Loss Year : 1907
Comment : Stranded at Portree, AG and BU
