Vatersay, Annie Jane Monument
Burial(S) (19th Century), Commemorative Monument (19th Century)
Site Name Vatersay, Annie Jane Monument
Classification Burial(S) (19th Century), Commemorative Monument (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Bhatarsaigh; Bagh Siar; Vatersay Bay; Vatersay West Beach; Bagh Bhatarsaigh
Canmore ID 170827
Site Number NL69NW 128
NGR NL 63046 95245
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/170827
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Barra
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
NL69NW 128 63046 95245
Monument [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1971.
Monument [NAT]
OS (GIS) AIB, 2006.
See also NL69NW 8001.
This granite monument stands over Vatersay west beach and records the shipwreck of the Annie Jane (NL69NW 8001); the remains of some 350 men, women and children who lost their lives in the disaster are interred here. The monument is threatened by beach erosion.
M Clark 2006.
This memorial stands on the sandy ayre between Bagh Siar (to the W) and Bagh Bhatarsaigh (to the E).
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 2 November 2006.