What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairnavon: Buchan Ness, North Sea as Motor Ship (20th Century)-(1925), Steamship (20th Century)-(1925). 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 *Cairnavon* was a steam-powered motor ship built in 1925 and wrecked near Buchan Ness in the North Sea. It was lost without any reported loss of life, though the wreck remains a notable maritime archaeological site in Scottish coastal history.
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Places near here
Meikle DonnonIslet · 407 yd
Little DonnonIslet · 433 yd
Boddam CastleCastle (medieval) · 571 yd
DundonnieRig and Furrow (period Unknown) · 663 yd
Robie Gow's PrisonBay · 723 yd
Boddam, Stirling HillQuarry (period Unassigned) · 835 yd
BoddamAxe Hammer (period Unassigned)(possible), Hammer (stone)(period Unassigned) · 886 yd
Boddam, Buchan Ness LighthouseLighthouse (19th Century) · 891 yd
Buchan NessHeadland · 901 yd
Zitella: Long Haven Bay, Buchan Ness, North SeaCraft (20th Century)-(1940), Steamship (20th Century)-(1940) · 1.1 mi
Aeolus: Peterhead South Harbour, North SeaSchooner (19th Century) · 2.6 mi
Bullers of BuchanHeritage attraction · 2.7 mi