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
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.
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