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Peggy: Aberdeen Beach, Aberdeen Bay, North Sea

Sloop (19th Century)

Site Name Peggy: Aberdeen Beach, Aberdeen Bay, North Sea

Classification Sloop (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) 'At The Back Of The North Pier, Aberdeen; Aberdeen Harbour Entrance, North Pier; Footdee; Peggy

Canmore ID 312218

Site Number NJ90NE 8346

NGR NJ 960 059

NGR Description NJ c. 960 059

Datum Datum not recorded

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  • Council Aberdeen, City Of
  • Parish Maritime - Aberdeen City Of
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

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Loss (20 October 1808)

(Classified as sloop, with cargo of coal: date of loss cited as 20 October 1808). Peggy: [this vessel was] wrecked at the back of the North Pier, Aberdeen. Capt. Cumming.

Registration: Aberdeen.

(Location of loss cited as N57 8.83 W2 4.00).

I G Whittaker 1998.

Named Location (Nlo) (10 August 2011)

NLO: Aberdeen [name: NJ 95 05]

Footdee [name: NJ 957 058]

Aberdeen Bay [name centred NJ 956 075].

Not to be confused with NJ90NE 8052.

Note (10 August 2011)

(Location entered as NJ c. 960 059 [N57 8.60 W2 4.10]). The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary. The vessel most probably stranded within the southern part of Aberdeen Beach.

The North Pier (NJ90NE 7.02) at Aberdeen Harbour entrance extends from NJ 9590 0570 to NJ 9639 0609. It was built in three successive stages, the earliest (self-evidently to the SW) dating from 1770-81.

Aberdeen Beach is not noted as such on the current edition of the OS (GIS) MasterMap, but the name evidently applies to the southern part of the lengthy and gently-curving sand-dune coast that stretches Northwards from Aberdeen, from NJ 95 06 to NK 02 26.

Aberdeen Bay is not noted as such on the 1999 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map. The name presumably applies to the ill-defined and sand-fringed indentation that forms a shallow arc extending North from the mouth of the River Dee (at NJ 96 05).

Aberdeen Harbour (NJ90NE 7.00) is centred at NJ 95 05. The present entrance may be considered to lie at NJ c. 963 060, but this location reflects development towards the East through the construction of successive piers and breakwaters.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 10 August 2011.

Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 10734

Name : PEGGY

Latitude : 570850

Longitude : 20400

Registration : ABERDEEN

Type : SLOOP

Loss Day : 20

Loss Month : 10

Loss Year : 1808

Comment : Wrecked at the back of the North Pier, Aberdeen

Cargo : COAL

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