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Tern: Swilkie Point, Stroma, Pentland Firth

Motor Fishing Vessel (20th Century)

Site Name Tern: Swilkie Point, Stroma, Pentland Firth

Classification Motor Fishing Vessel (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) 'Nw Corner Of Stroma; Outer Sound; North Sea; Tern

Canmore ID 288131

Site Number ND37NW 8060

NGR ND 34804 79178

NGR Description ND c. 354 793

Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long

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Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

ND37NE 8038 c. 354 793

N58 41.8 W3 6.9

NLO: Swilkie Point [name: ND 354 793]

Island of Stroma [name: ND 35 77]

Outer Sound [name centred ND 354 797]

Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].

Possibly on map sheet ND37NW.

(Classified as motor fishing vessel: date pf loss cited as 12 Mat 1976). Tern: this vessel stranded on the NW corner of Stroma.

(Location of loss cited as N58 41.75 W3 7.5).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The location of loss assigned to this record is essenrially tentative. The 'NW corner of Stroma' is equated with Swilkie Point, the N end of the island.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 20 April 2007.

Activities

Reference (19 April 2012)

UKHO Identifier : 000944

Feature Class : Wreck

Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck

State : DEAD

Classification : Unclassified

Position (Lat/long) : 58.69583,-3.12500

Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)

WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 58.69543,-3.12658

WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)

Position Quality : Approximate

Depth Quality : Depth unknown

Water Depth : 20

Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide

Name : TERN

Type : M FISHING

Flag : BRITISH

Date Sunk : 12/05/1976

Contact Description : Entire wreck

Original Sensor : Reported Sinking

Original Detection Year : 1976

Original Source : Other

Circumstances of Loss : **RAN ASHORE ON A ROCK. PUMP UNABLE TO COPE AND VESSEL SANK.

Surveying Details : **19.5.76 SANK NEAR NW CORNER OF STROMA. (LL 14.5.76). INS AS NDWPA IN 584145N, 030730W. BR STD.

**H2925/83 21.1.85 NOT FOUND, NOR REFERRED TO IN R OF S. (BUE SUBSEA, HI 204). DELETE. BR STD.

Chart Symbol : NDW PA

Date Last Amended : 20/02/2001

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