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Unknown: Cramond Island, Firth Of Forth

Sloop (18th Century)

Site Name Unknown: Cramond Island, Firth Of Forth

Classification Sloop (18th Century)

Alternative Name(s) 'West Side Of Cramond Island'; Outer Forth Estuary

Canmore ID 274026

Site Number NT17NE 8026

NGR NT 195 785

NGR Description NT c. 195 785

Datum Datum not recorded

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Edinburgh, City Of
  • Parish Maritime - Edinburgh, City Of
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

NT17NE 8026 c. 195 785

N55 59.6 W3 17.4

NLO: Cramond Island [name: NT 197 785]

Cramond [name: NT 190 770]

Drum Sands [name centred NT 18 78].

(Classified as sloop, with cargo of coal: date of loss cited as 5 October 1792). Unknown: this vessel anchored off Cramond Island, [caught] fire, beached West side, and burnt.

(Location of loss cited as N55 59.67 W3 17.5).

I G Whittaker 1998.

A location at NT c. 195 785 may be assigned to this record.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 12 August 2005.

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