Story about the wrecking of the ship 'Racoon', 1873
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW105/44
Scope and Contents
Story about the wrecking of the ship 'Racoon' which was sailing to Aberdeen with a cargo of slate but which drifted off course. The captain was Isaac Jones from Caernarfon, Wales. The six crew took to a small boat and were given help by people in Dunvegan North as they had 'no food nor wat[er] nor cloth[in]g' and were 'Drenched to the skin'.
Dates
- Creation: 1873
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 92 folios ; 20.1 x 16.4 cm
Physical Location
folio 55v, line 1 to folio 55v, line 20
Bibliography
Whittaker, Ian G.,Off Scotland (Edinburgh, 1998), p. 282.
http://carmichaelwatson.blogspot.com/2011/01/shipwreck-of-racoon.html
http://carmichaelwatson.blogspot.com/2011/01/shipwreck-of-racoon.html
Subject
Creator
- From the Fonds: Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Watson, William John, 1865-1948 (Professor of Celtic) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk