What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Falcon: Machrihanish Bay, Kintyre, North Channel as Steamship (19th Century). 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 *Falcon* was a 19th-century steamship wrecked in Machrihanish Bay, Kintyre, North Channel. It was lost in 1897 after striking rocks during a storm, resulting in the deaths of two crew members and the loss of its cargo of coal; the wreck is significant as a well-preserved example of early steamship technology in Scottish waters.
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Places near here
Innean GlenBuilding(s) (period Unassigned), Head Dyke (post Medieval), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval), Sheepfold (period Unassigned) · 2.2 mi
Binnein FithichMountain / peak · 2.7 mi
Cnoc MoyMountain / peak · 3.1 mi
Ballygroggan FarmFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 3.1 mi
High LossitArchitectural Fragment (post Medieval), Carved Stone (post Medieval) · 3.7 mi
Rubh A'mharaicheDun (later Prehistoric), Shieling Hut(s) (post Medieval) · 3.8 mi
Machrihanish BeachBeach / strand · 5.6 mi
Chinook Helicopter Crash MemorialMemorial · 6.1 mi
1994 Mull of Kintyre Chinook crashaviation accident · 6.1 mi
East ChiskanNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 6.6 mi
Mull of KintyreHeadland · 7.0 mi
Carskey BayBeach / strand · 8.7 mi