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Thornbush: Inverness Harbour, Beauly Firth

Smack (19th Century)

Site Name Thornbush: Inverness Harbour, Beauly Firth

Classification Smack (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Inverness Firth; Inner Moray Firth; Thornbush

Canmore ID 285357

Site Number NH64NE 8013

NGR NH 664 462

NGR Description NH c. 664 462

Datum Datum not recorded

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Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

NH64NE 8013 c. 664 462

N57 29.2 W4 13.7

NLO: Beauly Firth [name centred NH 59 47]

Inverness [name: NH 665 455].

Inverness, 10th Mar [1862]. The THORNBUSH (smack), of and from this port, for Invergordon, with lime, took fire in the harbour here 6th Mar., and was scuttled, after part of the cargo had been taken out: a further quantity has been since discharged at low water, but the vessel remains aground with her deck blown up. [Record received incomplete].

NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 10210).

(Classified as smack: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 6 March 1862). Thornbush: this vessel burnt in Inverness Harbour.

(Location of loss cited as N57 29.5 W4 15.0).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary. Inverness Harbour (NH64NE 129.00) is ill-defined.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 20 December 2006.

Activities

Loss (6 March 1862)

Inverness, 10th Mar [1862]. The THORNBUSH (smack), of and from this port, for Invergordon, with lime, took fire in the harbour here 6th Mar., and was scuttled, after part of the cargo had been taken out: a further quantity has been since discharged at low water, but the vessel remains aground with her deck blown up. [Record received incomplete].

NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 10210).

(Classified as smack: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 6 March 1862). Thornbush: this vessel burnt in Inverness Harbour.

(Location of loss cited as N57 29.5 W4 15.0).

I G Whittaker 1998.

Note (20 December 2006)

The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary. Inverness Harbour (NH64NE 129.00) is ill-defined.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 20 December 2006.

Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 11246

Name : THORNBUSH

Latitude : 572930

Longitude : 41500

Type : SMACK

Loss Day : 6

Loss Month : 3

Loss Year : 1862

Comment : Burnt in Inverness Harbour

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