Alternative Names Inveraray Castle; 'Off Irvine Bar'; Irvine Harbour Entrance; River Garnock; River Irvine; Outer Clyde Estuary
Site type SLOOP (19TH CENTURY)
Canmore ID 218640
Site Number NS33NW 8014
NGR NS 30 38
Latitude N 55 36
Longitude W 4 42
Council NORTH AYRSHIRE
Parish MARITIME - NORTH AYRSHIRE
Former Region STRATHCLYDE
Former District MARITIME
Former County MARITIME

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Archaeological Notes

NS33NW 8014 c. 30 38
N55 36 W4 42

NLO: Irvine [name: NS 325 395]
Irvine Bay [name: NS 295 378].

Location formerly entered as NS c. 303 381 [N55 36.4 W4 41.7].

(Classified as sloop: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as January 1829). Inverary [Inveraray] Castle: this vessel was lost off Irvine Bar.
Registration: Glasgow. Built 1818. 32 tons burthern. Length: 11m. Beam: 5m.
(Location of loss cited as N55 36.33 W4 42.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.

The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary. Irvine Bar is not noted on the 1998 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map, but the River Garnock enters Irvine Bay at NS 303 380 and the bar may be envisaged as a Southeastwards extension of Ardeer Spit. The extensive area of vIrvine Harbour (NS33NW 40.00) is centred at NS 30668 38222.
It remains uncertain whether this vessel stranded or foundered: the former appears the more probable cause of loss.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 15 November 2005.

Notes and Activities

1 January 1829 to 31 January 1829

LOSS

Notes (Classified as sloop: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as January 1829). Inverary [Inveraray] Castle: this vessel was lost off Irvine Bar.
Registration: Glasgow. Built 1818. 32 tons burthern. Length: 11m. Beam: 5m.
(Location of loss cited as N55 36.33 W4 42.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.



Further details

15 November 2005

RCAHMS NOTE

Notes The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary. Irvine Bar is not noted on the 1998 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map, but the River Garnock enters Irvine Bay at NS 303 380 and the bar may be envisaged as a Southeastwards extension of Ardeer Spit. The extensive area of vIrvine Harbour (NS33NW 40.00) is centred at NS 30668 38222.
It remains uncertain whether this vessel stranded or foundered: the former appears the more probable cause of loss.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 15 November 2005.



Further details

Books and References

Larn and Larn, R and B (1998) Shipwreck index of the British Isles: volume 4, Scotland, London
Page(s): DH (R) 00/00/1828 Held at RCAHMS E.5.14.LAR

Whittaker, I G (1998) Off Scotland: a comprehensive record of maritime and aviation losses in Scottish waters, Edinburgh
Page(s): 338 Held at RCAHMS E.5.14.WHI

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