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Janet: Burnmouth, North Sea

Lugger (19th Century)

Site Name Janet: Burnmouth, North Sea

Classification Lugger (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Bk 921; Janet (Bk 921)

Canmore ID 198800

Site Number NT96SE 8013

NGR NT 980 605

Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Scottish Borders, The
  • Parish Maritime - Scottish Borders, The
  • Former Region Borders
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

NT96SE 8013 unlocated

NLO: Burnmouth [name: NT 955 610].

14 October 1881, JANET, 2 yrs old, not registered, wooden lugger, 20 tons, 6 crew, Master and Owner J. Maltman, Eyemouth, departed Eyemouth for fishing, in ballast, 6 lives lost, wind NNE10, foundered, total loss, off Burnmouth, Berwickshire.

Source: PP Abstracts Returns of Wrecks and Casualties on Coasts of the UK [Record received incomplete].

NMRS, MS/829/69 (no. 3153).

(Classified as wooden lugger: no cargo specified but registration number cited as BK 921 and date of loss as 14 October 1881). This vessel was overwhelmed off Burnmouth. Capt. Mattman.

I G Whittaker 1998.

The map sheet assigned to this wreck is essentially arbitrary.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 11 October 2001.

Activities

Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 6877

Name : JANET (BK 921)

Latitude : 555030

Longitude : 20200

Date Built : 1879

Registration : BERWICK

Type : LUGGER (WOOD)

Tonnage : 20

Tonnage Code : f

Loss Day : 14

Loss Month : 10

Loss Year : 1881

Comment : Overwhelmed off Burnmouth. Capt. Mattman

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