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North Star: Solway Firth
Craft (19th Century)
Site Name North Star: Solway Firth
Classification Craft (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Off Burton Point, Near Water Of Urr'; Urr Waterfoot; North Star
Canmore ID 300059
Site Number NX85SE 8020
NGR NX 87 50
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/300059
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Maritime - Dumfries And Galloway
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NX85SE 8020 c. 854 523
N54 51.1 W3 47.1
NLO: Urr Waterfoot [name centred NX 855 518].
Not to be confused with NX95SW 8010.
(No classification specified: cargo cited as timber, and date of loss as 6 November 1816). North Star: this vessel stranded off Burton Point, near water of Urr. Capt. Muir.
(Location of loss cited as N54 50.0 W4 45.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker. Burton Point is not noted as such on the 1997 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 14 August 2009.
Loss (6 November 1816)
(No classification specified: cargo cited as timber, and date of loss as 6 November 1816). North Star: this vessel stranded off Burton Point, near water of Urr. Capt. Muir.
(Location of loss cited as N54 50.0 W4 45.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (14 August 2009)
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker. Burton Point is not noted as such on the 1997 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 14 August 2009.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 8489
Name : NORTH STAR
Latitude : 545000
Longitude : 34500
Loss Day : 6
Loss Month : 11
Loss Year : 1816
Comment : Stranded off Burton Pt, near Water of Urr. Capt. Muir
Cargo : TIMBER
