What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Helmsdale: Scurdie Ness, Montrose, North Sea as Cargo Vessel (20th Century)-(1980), Motor Vessel (20th Century)-(1980). 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 *Helmsdale* was a motor cargo vessel that sank near Scurdie Ness, Montrose, in the North Sea in 1980. It was lost without any reported loss of life, though the vessel and its cargo were submerged; its significance lies in contributing to the record of 20th-century maritime activity in Scottish coastal waters.
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