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Excelsior: Eyemouth Beach, North Sea

Lugger (19th Century)

Site Name Excelsior: Eyemouth Beach, North Sea

Classification Lugger (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Eyemouth Harbour; Firth Of Forth; Outer Forth Estuary; Excelsior

Canmore ID 198861

Site Number NT96SW 8014

NGR NT 944 644

NGR Description NT c. 944 644

Datum Datum not recorded

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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

NT96SW 8014 c. 944 644

N55 52.4 W2 5.4

NLO: Eyemouth [name: NT 945 644].

Not to be confused with NT96SW 8013.

20 April 1888. EXCELSIOR. 7 years. Not reg. Wood lugger. 30 ton. 7 crew. Master and owner J. Dougal, Eyemouth. Eyemouth to fishing. Ballast. Wind NNE7. Eyemouth.

Source: PP Abstracts of Shipping Casualties on Coasts, or in Rivers and Harbours of the UK July 1887-88 (1889 [C.5730] LXIX.597).

NMRS, MS/829/68 (no. 1711).

(Classified as wooden lugger, in ballast: registration number cited as BK 891 and date of loss as 5 March 1881). This vessel stranded at Eyemouth.

I G Whittaker 1998.

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Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 3974

Name : EXCELSIOR

Latitude : 555230

Longitude : 20500

Date Built : 1881

Registration : Not Registered

Type : LUGGER (WOOD)

Tonnage : 30

Loss Day : 20

Loss Month : 4

Loss Year : 1888

Comment : Stranded Eyemouth. Capt. Dougal

Cargo : BALLAST

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