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Unknown: North Minch
Craft(S) (19th Century)
Site Name Unknown: North Minch
Classification Craft(S) (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) The Minch; 'on The West Coast Of Sutherland'; Unknown 1847
Canmore ID 296047
Site Number NC04SW 8002
NGR NC 04 43
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/296047
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NC04SW 8002 unlocated
(Classified as Fishing Boats: date of loss cited as March 1847). Unknown: three fishing boats [were] wrecked on the West coast of Sutherland. One from Loch Ryan. Registration: British.
(Location of loss cited as N58 20.0 W5 20.0).
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.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 25 August 2008.
Loss (March 1847)
(Classified as Fishing Boats: date of loss cited as March 1847). Unknown: three fishing boats [were] wrecked on the West coast of Sutherland. One from Loch Ryan. Registration: British.
(Location of loss cited as N58 20.0 W5 20.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (25 August 2008)
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 25 August 2008.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 18105
Name : UNKNOWN 1847
Latitude : 582000
Longitude : 52000
Registration : BRITISH
Type : FISING BOATS
Loss Month : 3
Loss Year : 1847
Comment : 3 fishing boats wrecked on the west coast of Sutherland. One from Loch Ryan.
