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Martha And Mary: Scotstown Head, North Sea

Snow (18th Century)

Site Name Martha And Mary: Scotstown Head, North Sea

Classification Snow (18th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Martha & Mary; Peterhead; Scotstoun Head

Canmore ID 291459

Site Number NK15SW 8059

NGR NK 119 518

NGR Description NK c. 119 518

Datum Datum not recorded

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  • Council Aberdeenshire
  • Parish Maritime - Aberdeenshire
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

NK15SW 8059 c. 119 518

N57 33.4 W1 48.1

NLO: Scotstown [name: NK 117 523]

Scotstown Head [name: NK 119 518]

Peterhead [name: NK 135 465].

Formerly entered in error as NK16NW 8019.

(Classified as snow, with cargo of flax, hemp and iron bars: date of loss cited as 6 February 1760). Martha & Mary: this vessel was wrecked at Scotstoun [Scotstown] Head. Capt. Robson.

Registration: North Berwick.

(Location of loss cited as N57 33.33 W1 48.00).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 26 November 2007.

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Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 7452

Name : MARTHA & MARY

Latitude : 573320

Longitude : 14800

Registration : NORTH BERWICK

Type : SNOW

Loss Day : 6

Loss Month : 2

Loss Year : 1760

Comment : Wrecked at Scotstoun Head. Capt. Robson

Cargo : FAX,HEMP & IRON BARS

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