What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hms Sphinx (possibly) as Minesweeper (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.
HMS Sphinx was a British minesweeper lost in 1940 during World War II. It was likely sunk by enemy action, with no survivors recorded; its wreck remains an important archaeological site reflecting early-war naval activity in Scottish waters.
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Places near here
WigmoreSteam Trawler (period Unassigned)-(1939) · 1.4 miOsmed: North SeaSteamship (20th Century) · 1.6 miThistle: North SeaSteam Trawler (20th Century) · 6.3 miWigmore: North SeaSteam Trawler (20th Century) · 6.6 miHms Astronomer (possibly)Steamship (period Unassigned)-(1940) · 2.1 miGrecian PrinceSteam Trawler (period Unassigned)-(1918) · 2.5 miHillfern (possibly)Steamship (period Unassigned)-(1940) · 3.0 miHarry: North SeaTrawler (20th Century) · 3.4 miFairy: North SeaSchooner (19th Century) · 3.6 miGrecian Prince: North SeaTrawler (20th Century) · 4.0 miLiana: North SeaSteamship (20th Century) · 4.6 miDolphin: North SeaSchooner (19th Century) · 4.8 mi