Konquera: Lerwick, Bressay Sound
Brig (19th Century)
Site Name Konquera: Lerwick, Bressay Sound
Classification Brig (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Lerwick Harbour; North Sea
Canmore ID 290948
Site Number HU44SE 8148
NGR HU 47 41
NGR Description HU c. 47 41
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Maritime - Shetland Islands
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
HU44SE 8148 c. 47 41
N60 9 W1 9
NLO: Bressay Sound [name centred HU 485 415]
Lerwick [name: HU 475 415].
(Classified as Brig: no cargo specified, but date cited as January 1863). Konquera: this vessel was lost(?) at Lerwick. Registration: Spanish.
(Location of loss cited as N60 9.5 W1 8.5).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location that is assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, but presumably falls within the ill-defined area of Lerwick Harbour (HU44SE 32: centred HU 47722 41345). This takes the form of an extensive roadstead which comprises the waters of Bressay Sound between the narrow Northern entrance (around HU 475 445) and the broader Southern entrance (around HU 483 400). The main facilities are to be found around HU 477 414, on the W side of the Sound; recent development extends Northwards from this point.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 10 October 2007.