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Farmer: Sands Of Mail, Cunningsburgh, North Sea
Smack (19th Century)
Site Name Farmer: Sands Of Mail, Cunningsburgh, North Sea
Classification Smack (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Lk 102; Mail; Mealsair; Sand Of Mail; Farmer (Lk 102)
Canmore ID 241245
Site Number HU42NW 8020
NGR HU 430 278
NGR Description HU c. 430 278
Datum Datum not recorded
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/241245
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Maritime - Shetland Islands
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
HU42NW 8020 c. 430 278
N60 2 W1 13.7
NLO: Mail [name: HU 431 279]
Sands of Mail [name centred HU 430 278]
Cunningsburgh [name centred HU 42 30].
See also HU42NW 8019.
Farmer (LK 102): [max. date] 1876
39 tons. Built 1861 at Preston Lancs. Driven from her anchors ashore in storm. Crew saved
Archive Ref: ST 11/11/1876; RSB
Source: Shetland Archive Service [undated].
MS/3025, no. 753.
Lerwick, 15th Nov., 8 p.m., the FARMER (smack), of this port, drove on the rocks near Meal [Mail] Cunningsburgh this morning, and is supposed to be a total wreck: crew saved.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 19,521, London, Thursday November 16 1876.
Lerwick, 20th Nov., the FARMER (smack), of this port, ashore near Meal [Mail] Cunningsburgh, is advertised to be sold 22nd Nov.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 19,528, London, Friday November 24 1876.
Lerwick, 9th Apl., carpenters have gone down to Mealsair to make preparations to take off the DRYAD and "FOORMAR" ashore there.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 19,647, London, Saturday April 14 1877.
Lerwick, 7th May, the DRYAD and FARMER have been got off the strand at Mealsair, and are anchored at Aithsvoe. [Record received incomplete].
NMRS, MS/829/70 (no. 4457).
(Classified as sloop: no cargo specified, but registration number cited as LK 102, and date of loss as 14 November 1876). Farmer: this vessel was driven from anchor and ashore at Sand [Sands] of Mail, Cunningsburgh. Capt. Slater.
Registration: Lerwick. Built 1861. 39 tons register.
(Location of loss cited as N60 2.0 W1 13.5).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
The classification cited by Whittaker remains unverified; that cited in the original account is preferred.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 7 April 2003.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 17365
Name : FARMER (LK 102)
Latitude : 600200
Longitude : 11330
Date Built : 1861
Registration : LERWICK
Type : SLOOP
Tonnage : 39
Tonnage Code : R
Loss Day : 14
Loss Month : 11
Loss Year : 1876
Comment : Driven from anchor and ashore at Sand of Mail, Cunningsburgh. Capt. Slater
