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Arcadia: Point Of Stoer, North Minch
Trawler (20th Century)
Site Name Arcadia: Point Of Stoer, North Minch
Classification Trawler (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Ins 207; 'below The Lighthouse At Point Of Stoer'; Stoer Head Lighthouse; Arcadia (Ins 207)
Canmore ID 296142
Site Number NC03SW 8005
NGR NC 003 329
NGR Description NC c. 003 329
Datum Datum not recorded
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/296142
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NC03SW 8005 c. 003 329
N58 14.4 W5 24.1
NLO: Point of Stoer [name: NC 022 356].
(Classified as Trawler: registration cited as INS 207, and date of loss as 22 June 1983). Arcadia: this vessel hit rocks and sank below the lighthouse at Stoer Point [Point of Stoer]. Capt. Smith.
Registration: Lossiemouth. Built 1967. Length: 19m.
(Location of loss cited as N58 15.83 W5 22.40).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the description of loss that is cited by Whittaker. Point of Stoer lighthouse (NC03SW 6) is at NC 0037 3296.
The location that he cites places the loss at Point of Stoer itself, some 3km to the NNE.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 28 August 2008.
Loss (22 June 1983)
(Classified as Trawler: registration cited as INS 207, and date of loss as 22 June 1983). Arcadia: this vessel hit rocks and sank below the lighthouse at Stoer Point [Point of Stoer]. Capt. Smith.
Registration: Lossiemouth. Built 1967. Length: 19m.
(Location of loss cited as N58 15.83 W5 22.40).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (28 August 2008)
The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the description of loss that is cited by Whittaker. Point of Stoer lighthouse (NC03SW 6) is at NC 0037 3296.
The location that he cites places the loss at Point of Stoer itself, some 3km to the NNE.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 28 August 2008.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 3014
Name : ARCADIA (INS 207)
Latitude : 581550
Longitude : 52224
Date Built : 1967
Registration : LOSSIEMOUTH
Type : TRAWLER
Length : 19
Loss Day : 22
Loss Month : 6
Loss Year : 1983
Comment : Hit rocks and sank below the lighthouse at Stoer Point. Capt. Smith
