What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Aska: Cara Island, Sound of Gigha as Liner (20th Century)-(1940), Steamship (20th Century)-(1940). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The *Aska* was a 20th-century steam liner lost in 1940 in the Sound of Gigha, off the coast of Scotland. It was likely wrecked during World War II, possibly due to enemy action or mine strike, with no survivors recorded; its loss contributed to understanding maritime threats in the Firth of Clyde.
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Places near here
Cara, Cara HouseTacksmans House (18th Century) (1730) · 825 yd
Eilean LeimIslet · 1045 yd
Corr EileanIslet · 1698 yd
Grob BaghBay · 1.0 mi
Gigha, Port MeadhonachPier (post Medieval) · 1.2 mi
Port Nan EachFindspot (21st Century), Millstone (period Unknown) · 2.2 mi
Gigha, AchamoreCup Marked Stone (prehistoric) · 2.3 mi
Gigha GalleryGallery · 2.7 mi
ArdminishNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 2.8 mi
Ardminish BayBay · 2.9 mi
Meall a'GhlamaidhMountain / peak · 2.9 mi
Creag BhanMountain / peak · 4.1 mi