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Alert: Fort William, Loch Linnhe

Craft (19th Century)

Site Name Alert: Fort William, Loch Linnhe

Classification Craft (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Loch Eil; 'below The Alexandria Hotel'

Canmore ID 255290

Site Number NN17SW 8005

NGR NN 10 74

NGR Description NN c. 10 74

Datum Datum not recorded

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  • Council Highland
  • Parish Maritime - Highland
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

NN17SW 8005 c. 10 74

N56 49 W5 7

See also NN17SW 8003-4 and 8006.

Possibly on map sheets or NN17NW.

NLO: Fort William [name: NN 105 740]

Loch Eil [name centred NN 02 77]

Loch Linnhe [name centred NM 86 47].

Glasgow, Nov. 23 [1881], according to advices from Fort William much damage was done there to shipping by the gale yesterday. A vessel with a cargo of coal sank opposite the gasworks. The DALVIE smack sank opposite the parade: the ALERT was driven ashore below the Alexandria Hotel: the AGNES, of Oban, was cast on the bank, and became a total wreck. There were no lives lost. [Record received incomplete].

NMRS, MS/829/70 (no. 5269).

The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998), suggesting that she was successfully repaired.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 5 March 2004.

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