Aberdeenshire HER - NK15SW0091 - EXCELSIOR, ST FERGUS

Main Details

Primary ReferenceNK15SW0091
NameEXCELSIOR, ST FERGUS
NMRS Card No.NK15SW8064
NMRS Numlink257495
Site Form Wreck Site
Site Condition Unknown
Details The Norwegian barque EXCELSIOR, with a crew of 12 under Captain T. Hansen, carrying a cargo of phosphate rock from Coosaw River, S. Carolina to Bo'ness, was stranded between Scotstown Head and Rattray Head on the 22nd November 1881. The crew were saved. Remains of a shipwreck on the beach at Rattray Head (NK15NW0151) are thought to be of this ship.
Last Update26/10/2023

National Grid Reference: NK 1100 5402


Easting: 368600, Northing: 808809

CompilerMAR
Date of Compilation31/12/2016

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

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Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
SHIPWRECKS SITE OFA100

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Location

Historic Administrative Area Name Maritime Aberdeenshire
Positional Accuracy Location only
Buffer Zone 15-20m
Buffer Type Automated
Capture Scale Unknown
Spatial Feature Type Point

Environment

Constraints No access.
Altitude0
Geology 
Topography Sea
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Aspect 2
Current Land Use
Vegetation
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Hydrology 

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Historic Land Use

Period Details

PeriodOrderProbabilityRadiocarbon DatesDate BuiltDate of DestructionDate of Loss
19th Century A100 1905 1905

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Maritime Archaeology

NationalityNORWAY
Craft Type Barque
Departure PlaceCOOSAW RIVER, SOUTH CAROLINA
DestinationBO'NESS
Manner of Loss Stranded
Registration PlaceNORWAY
Associated GoodsPHOSPHATE ROCK
Construction Material Wood
Tonnage462
Tonnage Unit Unknown
Depth 
Additional InfoCaptain T. Hansen, Owner I. Hesselberg, Laurvig