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Neptune: Lossiemouth, Moray Firth

Craft (19th Century)

Site Name Neptune: Lossiemouth, Moray Firth

Classification Craft (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Jossiemouth; North Sea; Neptune

Canmore ID 208751

Site Number NJ27SW 8004

NGR NJ 23 72

NGR Description NJ c. 23 72

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Moray
  • Parish Maritime - Moray
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

NJ27SW 8004 c. 23 71

N57 43 W3 18

NLO: Lossiemouth [name: NJ 235 705].

Possibly on map sheet NJ27SE.

Formerly entered as Unlocated.

Banff, 6th Dec. 'The NEPTUNE, Petrie, from Sunderland, with coals, was wrecked 4th inst., at Jossiemouth [Lossiemouth]. Crew saved.'

Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 5863, London, Friday December 12 1823.

NMRS, MS/829/71 (no. 6340).

(No classification specified: cargo cited as coal, and date of loss as 4 December 1823). Neptune: this vessel was wrecked at Lossiemouth. Capt. Petrie.

(Location of loss cited as N57 43.50 W3 16.75).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 13 February 2002.

Activities

Loss (6 December 1823)

Banff, 6th Dec. 'The NEPTUNE, Petrie, from Sunderland, with coals, was wrecked 4th inst., at Jossiemouth [Lossiemouth]. Crew saved.'

Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 5863, London, Friday December 12 1823.

NMRS, MS/829/71 (no. 6340).

(No classification specified: cargo cited as coal, and date of loss as 4 December 1823). Neptune: this vessel was wrecked at Lossiemouth. Capt. Petrie.

(Location of loss cited as N57 43.50 W3 16.75).

I G Whittaker 1998.

Note (13 February 2002)

The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 13 February 2002.

Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 13725

Name : NEPTUNE

Latitude : 574330

Longitude : 31645

Loss Day : 4

Loss Month : 12

Loss Year : 1823

Comment : Wrecked at Lossiemouth. Capt. Petrie

Cargo : COAL

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