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Morning Star: Black Head, Rhinns Of Galloway, North Channel

Motor Fishing Vessel (20th Century)

Site Name Morning Star: Black Head, Rhinns Of Galloway, North Channel

Classification Motor Fishing Vessel (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Ins 35; 'north Of Killantringan Lighthouse'; Portpatrick; Irish Sea; Morning Star (Ins 35)

Canmore ID 122798

Site Number NW95NE 8015

NGR NW 980 565

NGR Description NW c. 980 565

Datum Datum not recorded

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  • Council Dumfries And Galloway
  • Parish Maritime - Dumfries And Galloway
  • Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

NW95NE 8015 c. 980 565

N54 51.7 W5 8.9

NLO: Portpatrick [name: NW 998 540]

Black Head [name: NW 970 563].

Formerly entered as NW95SE 8023 and NW95SE 8124 with cited location NW 9770 5390 (N54 50.3 W5 9).

(Classified as motor fishing vessel: registration number cited as INS 35, and date of loss as 6 December 1945). Morning Star: this vessel stranded near Killantringan Light, and disappeared. Sank offshore? Capt. Thompson.

Registration: Lossiemouth.

(Location of loss cited as N54 52.0 W5 10.0).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. Killantringan Lighthouse (NW95NE 18.00) is at NW 98131 56434.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 5 December 2001.

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Loss (6 December 1945)

(Classified as motor fishing vessel: registration number cited as INS 35, and date of loss as 6 December 1945). Morning Star: this vessel stranded near Killantringan Light, and disappeared. Sank offshore? Capt. Thompson.

Registration: Lossiemouth.

(Location of loss cited as N54 52.0 W5 10.0).

I G Whittaker 1998.

Note (5 December 2001)

The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. Killantringan Lighthouse (NW95NE 18.00) is at NW 98131 56434.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 5 December 2001.

Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 8967

Name : MORNING STAR (INS 35)

Latitude : 545200

Longitude : 51000

Registration : LOSSIEMOUTH

Type : MFV

Loss Day : 6

Loss Month : 12

Loss Year : 1945

Comment : Stranded near Killantringan Lt, disappeared. Sank off-shore? Capt. Thompson

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