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Fairy Queen: River Thurso, Thurso Bay, Pentland Firth

Sloop (19th Century)

Site Name Fairy Queen: River Thurso, Thurso Bay, Pentland Firth

Classification Sloop (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Thurso River; Scrabster Roads; North Sea

Canmore ID 284470

Site Number ND16NW 8052

NGR ND 122 688

NGR Description ND c. 122 688

Datum Datum not recorded

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  • Council Highland
  • Parish Maritime - Highland
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

ND16NW 8052 c. 122 688

N58 36.9 W3 30.7

NLO: Thurso [name: ND 115 687]

Thurso Bay [name centred ND 115 699]

Scrabster [name: ND 102 702]

Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].

Thurso, 23rd Mar. The FAIRY QUEEN (sloop), of Stornoway, completely loaded with oatmeal, canted over in the river this morning: her keel is broken, and the vessel is otherwise damaged: cargo landing in a damaged state.

Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 14,033, London, Saturday March 26 1859.

NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 9672).

A location at ND c. 122 688 may be suggested for this stranding. The River Thurso (Thurso River) enters the SE corner of Thurso Bay through a well-defined mouth.

The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998), possibly suggesting her successfukl recovery, although the statement that her 'keel [back] is broken' makes this appear unlikely.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 15 November 2006.

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