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Diamond: Isle Of Whithorn Bay, Wigtown Bay, Solway Firth

Gabbart (19th Century)

Site Name Diamond: Isle Of Whithorn Bay, Wigtown Bay, Solway Firth

Classification Gabbart (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Isle Of Whithorn; Whithorn Harbour Entrance; Diamond

Canmore ID 124370

Site Number NX43NE 8003

NGR NX 478 360

NGR Description NX c. 478 360

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

NX43NE 8003 c. 478 360

N54 41.8 W4 21.7

NLO: Isle of Whithorn [name: NX 479 365]

Wigtown Bay [name centred NX 52 48].

Location formerly entered as NX 4770 3630 (N54 41.9 W4 21.8) and as NX c. 478 365 (N54 42.0 W4 21.7).

For Isle of Whithorn, harbour (NX 47787 36242), see NX43NE 27.00.

(Classified as gabbart, with cargo of rum and hides: date of loss cited as 16 November 1812). Diamond: this vessel struck a sunken rock at Whithorn Harbour. Capt, Connel.

Registration: Greenock. Built 1804. 73 tons burthern. Length: 16m. Beam: 5m.

(Location of loss cited as N54 41.75 W4 21.67).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. The loss of this vessel probably occurred within the lengthy entrance to the harbour at Isle of Whithorn (at NX 47787 36242), for which see NX43NE 27.00.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 23 October 2009.

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Loss (16 November 1812)

(Classified as gabbart, with cargo of rum and hides: date of loss cited as 16 November 1812). Diamond: this vessel struck a sunken rock at Whithorn Harbour. Capt, Connel.

Registration: Greenock. Built 1804. 73 tons burthern. Length: 16m. Beam: 5m.

(Location of loss cited as N54 41.75 W4 21.67).

I G Whittaker 1998.

Note (23 October 2009)

The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. The loss of this vessel probably occurred within the lengthy entrance to the harbour at Isle of Whithorn (at NX 47787 36242), for which see NX43NE 27.00.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 23 October 2009.

Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 8308

Name : DIAMOND

Latitude : 544145

Longitude : 42140

Date Built : 1804

Registration : GREENOCK

Type : GABBART

Tonnage : 73

Tonnage Code : B

Length : 16

Beam : 5

Loss Day : 16

Loss Month : 11

Loss Year : 1812

Comment : Struck sunken rock at Whithorn Harbour. Capt. Connel

Cargo : RUM, HIDES

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