Unknown: Rubha Sconash, Loch A' Chnuic, Islay, Atlantic
Craft, Yacht
Site Name Unknown: Rubha Sconash, Loch A' Chnuic, Islay, Atlantic
Alternative Name(s) Kildalton; Sound Of Jura; Unknown
Canmore ID 102611
Site Number NR44NW 8006
NGR NR 43766 47968
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/102611
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Maritime - Argyll And Bute
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NR44NW 8006 4376 4797
N55 39.45 W6 4.45
NLO: Loch a' Chnuic [name centred NR 439 478]
Sound of Jura [name centred NR 64 78].
Formerly entered as NR44NW 9239.
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 2
Circumstances of Loss Details
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A small wooden sailing yacht was wrecked near Rudha Sconash, Islay.
Letter from P L Sellars, 11 February 1975.
Surveying Details
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25 January 1975. A small yacht was wrecked near Rudha Sconash, Islay in 55 39 27N, 006 04 27W. There is little left. It lies at a depth of 2.4 metres.
Letter from P L Sellars, 11 Febraury 1975.
Hydrographic Office, 1995.
(Classified as yacht). Unknown. [No date of loss or further information cited].
(Location cited as N55 39.45 W6 4.45).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Rubha Sconash is not noted on the 1999 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map. The location indicated falls within Loch a' Chnuic [name centred NR 439 478], a small embayment projecting into the SE coast of Islay to the NE of Kildalton House (NR44NW 41.00, at NR 43680 47526).
This wreck is not indicated on UKHO chart no. 2168 (1977, amended 1989).
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 6 May 2002.
Evidence Of Loss (1995)
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 2
Circumstances of Loss Details
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A small wooden sailing yacht was wrecked near Rudha Sconash, Islay.
Letter from P L Sellars, 11 February 1975.
Surveying Details
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25 January 1975. A small yacht was wrecked near Rudha Sconash, Islay in 55 39 27N, 006 04 27W. There is little left. It lies at a depth of 2.4 metres.
Letter from P L Sellars, 11 February 1975.
Hydrographic Office, 1995.
Evidence Of Loss (1998)
(Classified as yacht). Unknown. [No date of loss or further information cited].
(Location cited as N55 39.45 W6 4.45).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (6 May 2002)
Rubha Sconash is not noted on the 1999 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map. The location indicated falls within Loch a' Chnuic [name centred NR 439 478], a small embayment projecting into the SE coast of Islay to the NE of Kildalton House (NR44NW 41.00, at NR 43680 47526).
This wreck is not indicated on UKHO chart no. 2168 (1977, amended 1989).
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 6 May 2002.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 1881
Name : UNKNOWN
Latitude : 553927
Longitude : 60427
Type : YACHT
Position : Exact Position
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 003692
Feature Class : Wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 55.65750,-6.07417
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 55.65744,-6.07517
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Position Quality : Unreliable
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 2
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : UNKNOWN
Type : SV (YACHT)
Bottom Texture : Rock
Contact Description : Notable debris
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Original Detection Year : 1975
Original Source : Other
Circumstances of Loss : **WRECKED NEAR RUDHA SCONASH, ISLAY.
Surveying Details : **25.1.75 SMALL YACHT WRECKED NEAR RUDHA SCONASH, ISLAY IN 553927N, 060427W. WOODEN WK, LITTLE LEFT. LIES AT A DEPTH OF 8FT. (P L SELLARS LTR DTD 11.2.75). FOR FILING ONLY. NCA.
General Comments : WOODEN HULL
Charting Comments : POSN FOR FILING ONLY
Date Last Amended : 12/04/2005
