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Messenger: North Minch
Craft (19th Century)
Site Name Messenger: North Minch
Classification Craft (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Off The Summer Isle'; Summer Isles; Loch Broom; Messenger
Canmore ID 296657
Site Number NB90SW 8005
NGR NB 90 04
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/296657
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NB90SW 8005 unlocated
NLO: Summer Isles [name centred NB 97 07]
Loch Broom [name centred NH 10 93].
(Classified as 'Sail': no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 28 May 1847). Mesenger: this vessel sunk off Summer Isle [the Summer Isles].
(Location of loss cited as N57 59.0 W5 33.0).
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.
The Summer Isles are situated on the N side of the broad entrance to Loch Broom.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 16 October 2008.
Loss (28 May 1847)
(Classified as 'Sail': no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 28 May 1847). Mesenger: this vessel sunk off Summer Isle [the Summer Isles].
(Location of loss cited as N57 59.0 W5 33.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (16 October 2008)
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker.
The Summer Isles are situated on the N side of the broad entrance to Loch Broom.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 16 October 2008.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 6886
Name : MESSENGER
Latitude : 575900
Longitude : 53300
Type : SAIL
Loss Day : 28
Loss Month : 5
Loss Year : 1847
Comment : Sunk off Summer Isle
