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Venus: Pentland Firth
Lugger (19th Century)
Site Name Venus: Pentland Firth
Classification Lugger (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Near Thurso'; North Sea; Venus
Canmore ID 270363
Site Number ND16NW 8087
NGR ND 10 69
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/270363
- Council Highland
- Parish Thurso
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND16NW 8087 unlocated
NLO: Thurso [name: ND 115 687]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
The VENUS, Gaskin, from Narva to Liverpool, was totally lost, 21st ult., near Thurso, in Scotland.
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 4211, London, Friday December 11 1801.
NMRS, MS/829/70 (no. 5457).
(No classification or cargo specified: date of loss cited as 21 November 1801). Venus: this vessel was lost near Thurso. Capt. Gaskin.
(Location of loss cited as N58 36 W3 32).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 1 March 2004.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 7811
Name : VENUS
Latitude : 583600
Longitude : 33200
Loss Day : 21
Loss Month : 11
Loss Year : 1801
Comment : Lost near Thurso. Capt. Gaskin
