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Nelly: Leith Docks, Firth Of Forth

Craft (19th Century)

Site Name Nelly: Leith Docks, Firth Of Forth

Classification Craft (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Edinburgh; Outer Forth Estuary; Leith Harbour; Nelly

Canmore ID 196468

Site Number NT27NE 8018

NGR NT 27 76

NGR Description NT c. 27 76

Datum Datum not recorded

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Edinburgh, City Of
  • Parish Maritime - Edinburgh, City Of
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

NT27NE 8018 c. 27 76

N55 58 W3 10

NLO: Port of Leith [name: NT 265 775].

See also NT27NE 8019.

Formerly also entered as NT27NE 8116 at cited location NT c. 27 76 [N55 58 W3 10].

Not to be confused with NT27NE 8118.

The MARY & MARGARET of Stirling, laden with wheat, for Drogheda: and the NELLY of Inverkeithing, in ballast, were totally wrecked in Leith Harbour during a tremendous gale from the North West, on Monday. Several other coasting vessels received material damage.

Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 5157, London, Friday March 7 1817.

NMRS, MS/829/70 (no. 5910).

(No classification or cargo specified: date of loss cited as 3 March 1817). Nelly: this vessel was wrecked at Leith. Capt. Robertson. All gone? See Bo'ness reg in 1820.

Registration: Inverkeithing.

(Location of loss cited as N55 58.75 W3 10.0).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 21 September 2001.

Activities

Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 17633

Name : NELLY

Latitude : 555845

Longitude : 31000

Registration : CHARLESTOWN

Loss Day : 3

Loss Month : 3

Loss Year : 1817

Comment : Wrecked at Leith. Capt. Henderson

Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 17643

Name : NELLY

Latitude : 555845

Longitude : 31000

Registration : INVERKEITHING

Loss Day : 3

Loss Month : 3

Loss Year : 1817

Comment : Wrecked at Leith. Capt. Robertson AG? See Bo'ness reg in 1820

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