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Challenge: Eyemouth Harbour, North Sea

Lugger (19th Century)

Site Name Challenge: Eyemouth Harbour, North Sea

Classification Lugger (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Firth Of Forth; Outer Forth Estuary; Challenge

Canmore ID 199249

Site Number NT96SW 8017

NGR NT 945 645

NGR Description NT c. 945 645

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 8017 c. 945 645

N55 52.4 W2 5.3

NLO: Eyemouth [name: NT 945 644].

21 October 1887. CHALLENGE. 8 years. Not reg. Wood lugger. 26 ton. 7 crew. Master and owner P. Aitchison, Eyemouth. Eyemouth to fishing. Ballast. Wind NE6. 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. 1682).

(Classified as wooden lugger, in ballast: date of loss cited as 21 October 1887). This vessel stranded at Eyemouth.

I G Whittaker 1998.

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Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 3952

Name : CHALLENGE

Latitude : 555230

Longitude : 20500

Date Built : 1879

Registration : Not Registered

Type : LUGGER (WOOD)

Tonnage : 26

Loss Day : 21

Loss Month : 10

Loss Year : 1887

Comment : Stranded at Eyemouth. Capt. Aitchison

Cargo : BALLAST

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