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Fiery Cross: Eyemouth Harbour Entrance, North Sea

Lugger (19th Century)

Site Name Fiery Cross: Eyemouth Harbour Entrance, North Sea

Classification Lugger (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Eyemouth Roads; Firth Of Forth; Outer Forth Estuary; Fiery Cross

Canmore ID 264508

Site Number NT96SW 8042

NGR NT 946 646

NGR Description NT c. 946 646

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 8042 c. 946 646

N55 52.5 W2 5.2

NLO: Eyemouth [name: NT 945 644].

Eyemouth, 15th Mar., the FIERY CROSS (lugger), of Berwick, Collin, from this port, on a fishing voyage, was wrecked here, yesterday, when entering these roads: crew saved.

Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 18,691, London, Wednesday March 18 [1874].

NMRS, MS/829/70 (no. 4099).

(Classified as lugger: no cargo specified but date of loss cited as 14 March 1874). This vessel was wrecked at Eyemouth. Capt. Collin.

I G Whittaker 1998.

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Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 13403

Name : FIERY CROSS

Latitude : 555230

Longitude : 20500

Registration : BERWICK

Type : LUGGER

Loss Day : 14

Loss Month : 3

Loss Year : 1874

Comment : Wrecked at Eyemouth. Capt. Collin

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