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Young England: Gullane Point, Firth Of Forth

Schooner (20th Century)

Site Name Young England: Gullane Point, Firth Of Forth

Classification Schooner (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Gallan Point; Gullane Sands; Aberlady Bay; Outer Forth Estuary

Canmore ID 247392

Site Number NT48SE 8018

NGR NT 460 830

NGR Description NT c. 460 830

Datum Datum not recorded

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Administrative Areas

  • Council East Lothian
  • Parish Maritime - East Lothian
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

NT48SE 8018 c. 460 830

N56 2.2 W2 52

NLO: Gullane Point [name: NT 460 830]

Aberlady Bay [name centred NT 457 808]

Gullane Sands [name centred NT 455 815].

Damaged, 20 May 1850. YOUNG ENGLAND, bound Adelaide (South Australia) Firth of Forth, Gallan [Gullane] Point. Stranded for 24 hours, 7? ft of water in hold. Discharged, considerably damaged. Lloyds List 24 May 1850.

Source: PP British Sessional Papers. Admiralty Register of Wrecks and other Casualties on Shores of UK 1850 and 1851 (1852 (XLIX.503)).

NMRS, MS/829/67 (no. 150).

The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.

The loss of this vessel is not noted by I G Whittaker (1998). She was possibly refloated.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 23 July 2003.

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