Favourite: Duncansby Head, Pentland Firth
Craft (19th Century)
Site Name Favourite: Duncansby Head, Pentland Firth
Classification Craft (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Duncansby Ness; North Sea; Favourite
Canmore ID 283839
Site Number ND47SW 8027
NGR ND 405 733
NGR Description ND c. 405 733
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND47SW 8027 c. 405 733
N58 38.6 W3 1.5
NLO: Ness of Duncansby [name: ND 389 738]
Duncansby Head [name: ND 405 733]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Dunnet, by Thurso, 21st May. The FAVOURITE, McHardy, of and from Aberdeen, for the Kooria Mooria Islands, in ballast, got ashore on Duncansby Head yesterday: where she now lies full of water, and will probably be a total wreck: sails, rigging and stores landed.
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 13,462, London, Monday May 25 1857.
Wick, 19th June. The FAVOURITE, McHardy, of and from Aberdeen, to Kooria Mooria, in ballast, which got on Duncansby Head on 20th May, and filled, has been sold, and is being broken up.
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 13,488, London, Wednesday June 24 1857.
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 9387).
(No classification specified: cargo cited as ballast, and date of loss as 20 May 1857). Favourite: this vessel stranded at Duncansby Head, was sold and broken up. Capt. McHardy. Registration: Aberdeen.
(Location of loss cited as N58 38.5 W3 2.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 13979
Name : FAVOURITE
Latitude : 583830
Longitude : 30200
Registration : ABERDEEN
Loss Day : 20
Loss Month : 5
Loss Year : 1857
Comment : Stranded at Duncansby Head, sold and BU. Capt. McHardy
Cargo : BALLAST