Guethary: The Ard, Loch Leodamais, Islay, Atlantic
Barque (20th Century)
Site Name Guethary: The Ard, Loch Leodamais, Islay, Atlantic
Classification Barque (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Ardmore Point; Port Ellen Bay; Guethary
Canmore ID 302818
Site Number NR34SE 8027
NGR NR 36 44
NGR Description NR c. 36 44
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Maritime - Argyll And Bute
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NR34SE 8027 c. 36 44
N55 37 W6 12
NLO: The Ard [name centred NR 369 449]
Loch Leodamais [name centred NR 364 450].
Port Ellen [name: NR 365 453].
Possibly on map sheet NR34NE.
See also NR44NE 8002 at cited location NR 4741 4890 [N55 40.0667 W6 1.0333].
(Classified as steel barque, with cargo of mineral nickel: date of loss cited as 21 October 1914). Guethary: this vessel stranded in Port Ellen Bay, [on] Ardmore Point [The Ard]. (Built 1902?)
Registration: French. Built 1901. 2178grt. Length: 84m. Beam: 12m.
(Location of loss cited as N55 40.05 W6 1.17).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. Neither Ardmore Point nor Port Ellen Bay is noted as such on the 1999 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map, but the former feature is presumably to be equated with the Ard, a prominent peninsula which extends in front of Loch Leodamais, the bay that fronts Port Ellen. Port Ellen Bay is not noted as such on the same map, but is probably to be equated with the latter feature. Beyond the SW end of The Ard, there is a series of small islands and projecting skerries.
This location is preferred for the loss of this vessel over that (NR 4741 4890 [N55 40.0667 W6 1.0333]) entered as NR44NE 8002.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 2 March 2010.
Loss (21 October 1914)
(Classified as steel barque, with cargo of mineral nickel: date of loss cited as 21 October 1914). Guethary: this vessel stranded in Port Ellen Bay, [on] Ardmore Point [The Ard]. (Built 1902?)
Registration: French. Built 1901. 2178grt. Length: 84m. Beam: 12m.
(Location of loss cited as N55 40.05 W6 1.17).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (2 March 2010)
(location entered as NR c. 36 44 [N55 37 W6 12]). The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. Neither Ardmore Point nor Port Ellen Bay is noted as such on the 1999 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map, but the former feature is presumably to be equated with the Ard, a prominent peninsula which extends in front of Loch Leodamais, the bay that fronts Port Ellen. Port Ellen Bay is not noted as such on the same map, but is probably to be equated with the latter feature. Beyond the SW end of The Ard, there is a series of small islands and projecting skerries.
This location is preferred for the loss of this vessel over that (NR 4741 4890 [N55 40.0667 W6 1.0333]) entered as NR44NE 8002.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 2 March 2010.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 2835
Name : GUETHARY
Latitude : 554003
Longitude : 60110
Date Built : 1901
Registration : FRENCH
Type : BARQUE (STEEL)
Tonnage : 2178
Tonnage Code : G
Length : 84
Beam : 12
Draught : 7m
Loss Day : 21
Loss Month : 10
Loss Year : 1914
Comment : Stranded in Port Ellen Bay, Ardmore Point. (B:1902 ?)
Cargo : MINERAL NICKEL
Named Location (Nlo) (22 March 2012)
NLO: The Ard [name centred NR 369 449]
Loch Leodamais [name centred NR 364 450].
Port Ellen [name: NR 365 453].
Possibly on map sheet NR34NE.
See also NR44NE 8002 at cited location NR 4741 4890 [N55 40.0667 W6 1.0333].
