Margaret Kerr: Pladda, Arran, Firth Of Clyde
Sloop (19th Century)
Site Name Margaret Kerr: Pladda, Arran, Firth Of Clyde
Classification Sloop (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) '[on] Rocks Off [the] South-west End Of Pladda'; Isle Of Arran; Island Of Arran; Outer Clyde Estuary; Margaret Kerr
Canmore ID 305336
Site Number NS01NW 8069
NGR NS 026 188
NGR Description NS c. 026 188
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council North Ayrshire
- Parish Maritime - North Ayrshire
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NS01NW 8069 c. 026 188
N55 25.4 W5 7.2
NLO: Pladda [name: NS 027 193]
Isle of Arran [name centred NR 95 35].
(Classified as sloop, with cargo of coal: date of loss cited as 1 February 1851). Margaret Kerr: this vessel hit rocks off the SW end of Pladda, and sank. Capt. Kerr.
(Location of loss cited as N55 25.50 W5 7.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 26 July 2010.
Loss (1 February 1851)
(Classified as sloop, with cargo of coal: date of loss cited as 1 February 1851). Margaret Kerr: this vessel hit rocks off the SW end of Pladda, and sank. Capt. Kerr.
(Location of loss cited as N55 25.50 W5 7.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (26 July 2010)
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 26 July 2010.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 12330
Name : MARGARET KERR
Latitude : 552530
Longitude : 50700
Type : SLOOP
Loss Day : 1
Loss Month : 2
Loss Year : 1851
Comment : Hits rocks off SW end of Pladda and sank. Capt. Kerr
Cargo : COAL
