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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- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Maritime - Scottish Borders, The
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
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.
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