What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Floristan: Kilchiaran Bay, Islay, Atlantic as Steamship (20th Century)-(1942). 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.
Floristan was a 20th-century steamship wrecked in 1942 near Kilchiaran Bay, Islay, in the Atlantic. It was likely lost during World War II, possibly due to enemy action or accident, though no details of lives or cargo lost are recorded; its significance lies in contributing to Scotland’s maritime and wartime heritage.
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Places near here
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Islay, KilchiaranCup Marked Stone (prehistoric) · 1275 yd
Cill ChiarainRuins · 1299 yd
Islay, Allt Cnoc Na GainimhShieling Hut (post Medieval)(possible) · 1.7 mi
Beinn Tart a' MhillMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
Kilchoman Cross-slabHeritage attraction · 2.2 mi
Islay, Kilchoman, Kilchomann Military CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 2.2 mi
TurnaichaidhMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
Islay, Creag MhorCave (period Unassigned) · 2.3 mi
Kilchoman CrossHeritage attraction · 2.4 mi