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Mars: Carr Brigs, Fife Ness, North Sea

Craft (19th Century)

Site Name Mars: Carr Brigs, Fife Ness, North Sea

Classification Craft (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) North Carr Rock; Carr Briggs; Outer Forth Estuary; Outer Tay Estuary; Firth Of Forth; Firth Of Tay; Mars

Canmore ID 196646

Site Number NO61SW 8019

NGR NO 645 113

NGR Description NO c. 645 113

Datum Datum not recorded

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  • Council Fife
  • Parish Maritime - Fife
  • Former Region Fife
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

NO61SW 8019 c. 645 113

N56 17.6 W2 34.5

NLO: Carr Brigs [name: NO 645 113]

Fife Ness [name: NO 638 098]

North Carr Beacon [name: NO 647 115].

Location formerly entered as NO c. 647 110 [N56 17.4 W2 34.2].

Not to be confused with NO60NW 8019.

(Classified as sloop, in ballast: date of loss cited as 9 October 1828). Mars: this vessel hit Carr Rock [Carr Brigs] and sank in deep water. Capt. Smith.

Registration: Dundee. Built 1816. 70 tons burthern. Length: 16m. Beam: 5m.

(Location of loss cited as N56 17.00 W2 35.00).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary. The loss of this vessel may have occurred within the area of map sheet NO61SW.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 24 September 2001.

Activities

Loss (9 October 1828)

(Classified as sloop, in ballast: date of loss cited as 9 October 1828). Mars: this vessel hit Carr Rock [Carr Brigs] and sank in deep water. Capt. Smith.

Registration: Dundee. Built 1816. 70 tons burthern. Length: 16m. Beam: 5m.

(Location of loss cited as N56 17.00 W2 35.00).

I G Whittaker 1998.

Note (24 September 2001)

The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary. The loss of this vessel may have occurred within the area of map sheet NO61SW.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 24 September 2001.

Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 12737

Name : MARS

Latitude : 561700

Longitude : 23500

Date Built : 1816

Registration : DUNDEE

Type : SLOOP

Tonnage : 70

Tonnage Code : B

Length : 16

Beam : 5

Loss Day : 9

Loss Month : 10

Loss Year : 1828

Comment : Hit Carr Rock and sank in deep water. Capt. Smith

Cargo : BALLAST

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