
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records John Randolph (fore Part): Torrisdale Bay, Atlantic as Liberty Ship (20th Century)-(1952), Steamship (20th Century)-(1952). 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 *John Randolph* was a Liberty Ship built in the United States during World War II and later operated as a steamship. It was lost in 1952 in Torrisdale Bay, Scotland, likely due to grounding or severe weather; no details of lives or cargo lost are recorded, but its wreck remains a notable 20th-century maritime site.
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Places near here
Torrisdale BayBay · 789 yd
TorrisdaleTownship (period Unassigned) · 961 yd
Skerray, Free Church of ScotlandChurch (mid 19th Century) · 1205 yd
Achtoty, Skerray Free Church, War MemorialWar Memorial (20th Century) (1922) · 1227 yd
Torrisdale beachBeach / strand · 1640 yd
Betty HillFish Trap (period Unassigned)(possible) · 1.1 mi
Stac an FhamhairIslet · 1.6 mi
Farr BayBay · 1.6 mi
Eilean IosalIslet · 4.0 mi
Bettyhill ViewpointViewpoint · 4.0 mi
Loch MeadieVisitor information · 4.0 mi
Cnoc an FhreiceadainMountain / peak · 4.8 miOther information
Photo: sylvia duckworth · CC BY-SA 2.0