Elcho Castle: Rosyth, Upper Firth Of Forth
Obstruction (20th Century), Steamship (20th Century)
Site Name Elcho Castle: Rosyth, Upper Firth Of Forth
Classification Obstruction (20th Century), Steamship (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Queensferry Narrows; Cultness; Rosyth Dockyard Entrance; Middle Forth Estuary; Rosyth Docks; Elcho Castle
Canmore ID 96681
Site Number NT18SW 8005
NGR NT 12185 81491
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/96681
- Council Fife
- Parish Dunfermline
- Former Region Fife
- Former District Dunfermline
- Former County Fife
NT18SW 8005 1218 8149
N56 1.1 W3 24.5333
Formerly entered as NT18SW 8150
Horizontal Datum = UND
Hydrographic Office 1995.
(Classified as steamship, with cargo of coal: date of loss cited as 11 March 1921). Elcho Castle: this vessel foundered, was raised, and moved to 1000ft 300degs from Cultness. (NM853 1920 refers?). Registration: Dundee?
(Location of loss cited as N56 1.1 W3 24.75).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 2155
Name : ELCHO CASTLE
Latitude : 560106
Longitude : 32445
Registration : DUNDEE ?
Type : SS
Position : Position Approximate
Loss Day : 11
Loss Month : 3
Loss Year : 1921
Comment : Foundered raised and moved to 1000ft 300 degs from Cultness (NM853 1920 refers?)
Cargo : COAL
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 002800
Feature Class : Obstn
Obstruction Category : Foul ground
State : DEAD
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 56.01833,-3.40889
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 56.01826,-3.41028
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Previous Position : 56.01833,-3.40888
Position Quality : Precisely known
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : -1
Vertical Datum : Mean Low Water Springs
Name : ELCHO CASTLE
Type : SS
Flag : BRITISH
Length : 17.1
Beam : 4.9
Draught : 1.8
Tonnage : 33
Tonnage Type : Net
Cargo : COAL
Date Sunk : 11/03/1921
Bottom Texture : Mud
Contact Description : Notable debris
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Last Sensor : None reported
Original Detection Year : 1921
Last Detection Year : 1935
Original Source : Other
Last Source : Other
Circumstances of Loss : **STEEL HULLED COLLIER, WITH 3 CYLINDER TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, 1 BOILER, SINGLE SHAFT. FOUNDERED IN FAIRWAY TO ROSYTH DOCKYARD. RAISED AND MOVED CLOSE TO SHORE. DURING EXCAVATION WORK IN 1994 ON RECLAIMED LAND PART OF WRECK WAS UNCOVERED. (SIBI, SHIPWRECKS OF THE FORTH, OFF SCOTLAND)
Surveying Details : **H2799/21 9.5.21 SUNK IN THE CHANNEL OFF ST MARGARET'S HOPE, FIRTH OF FORTH. CONSIDERED TO BE AN OBSTRUCTION TO NAVIGATION. SALVAGE OPERATIONS ARE CONCENTRATED. IT IS INTENDED TO REMOVE WRECK OUT OF THE FAIRWAY. (NL 4137/21) - TNM ISSUED.
**H2799/21 [NO DATE] LETTER SENT TO KHM ROSYTH TO REMOVE WRECK. (N L 18344/21)
**H2799/21 [NO DATE] WRECK HAS NOW BEEN RAISED AND REMOVED TO A POSITION ABOVE LOW WATER, ABOUT 300DEGS, 1,100FT FROM CULTNESS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) INS WRECK [OLD SYMBOL] (1922) IN 560102.5N, 032445.5W.
**??.5.24 NOW SHOWN AS ST. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) NE F086.
**H5355/35 26.8.35 NOW SHOWN AS F. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) NE F086.
**2.11.48 NO LONGER SHOWN. INSIDE RECLAIMED AREA. AMENDED TO DEAD. DELETE. F068.
Chart Symbol : F
Charting Comments : PLOTS IN RECLAIMED AREA
Date Last Amended : 04/10/2008
