Unknown: Leith Docks, Firth Of Forth
Pinnace (19th Century)
Site Name Unknown: Leith Docks, Firth Of Forth
Classification Pinnace (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Leith Roads; Port Of Leith; Edinburgh; Black Rocks; Outer Forth Estuary; Unknown 1828
Canmore ID 273534
Site Number NT27NE 8087
NGR NT 268 777
NGR Description NT c. 268 777
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Maritime - Edinburgh, City Of
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NT27NE 8087 c. 268 777
N55 59.2 W3 10.4
NLO: Port of Leith [name: NT 265 775].
(Classified as pinnace, with cargo of cast iron and cheese: date of loss cited as 19 April 1828). Unknown: this vessel upset and sank to the W of the Martello Tower, Leith. Five lost.
(Location of loss cited as N55 59.0 W3 11.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
A location at NT c. 268 777 may be suggested for the loss of this vessel. The Martello Tower (NT27NE 43) is at NT 2688 7775, on the Black Rocks which form the NE side of the former Leith Roads and the present Leith Docks area.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 3 August 2005.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 17875
Name : UNKNOWN 1828
Latitude : 555900
Longitude : 31100
Type : PINNACE
Loss Day : 19
Loss Month : 4
Loss Year : 1828
Comment : Upset and sank to the west of the Martello Tower, Leith. 5 lost
Cargo : CAST IRON, CHEESE