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Lady Jean: Loch Eishort, Skye

Smack (19th Century)

Site Name Lady Jean: Loch Eishort, Skye

Classification Smack (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Sea Of The Hebrides; Lady Jean

Canmore ID 295964

Site Number NG61NW 8011

NGR NG 61 15

NGR Description NG c. 61 15

Datum Datum not recorded

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

Archaeology Notes

NG61NW 8011 c. 61 15

N57 10 W5 57

NLO: Loch Eishort [name centred NG 612 148]

Skye [name centred NG 45 35].

Possibly on map sheet or NG61SW.

See also NG61NW 8008 and NG61NW 8009.

(Classified as Smack: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 1855). Lady Jean: this vessel was lost in Loch Eishort.

(Location of loss cited as N57 10.0 W5 55.0).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.

The cause of loss of this vessel remains unstated. She presumably stranded, rather than foundered.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 20 August 2008.

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Loss (1855)

(Classified as Smack: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 1855). Lady Jean: this vessel was lost in Loch Eishort.

(Location of loss cited as N57 10.0 W5 55.0).

I G Whittaker 1998.

Note (20 August 2008)

The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.

The cause of loss of this vessel remains unstated. She presumably stranded, rather than foundered.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 20 August 2008.

Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 16028

Name : LADY JEAN

Latitude : 571000

Longitude : 55500

Date Built : 1829

Registration : GREENOCK

Type : SMACK

Tonnage : 21

Tonnage Code : B

Length : 11

Beam : 3

Loss Year : 1855

Comment : Lost in Loch Eishort. Capt. McDonald

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