What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records John Strachan: Eilean Imersay, Islay, Atlantic as Puffer (20th Century)-(1917), Steamship (20th Century)-(1917). 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 Strachan* was a steam-powered puffer built in 1917, operating in Scottish coastal waters. It was wrecked on Eilean Imersay, Islay, in the Atlantic, likely during the early 20th century; though no precise date or casualty figures are recorded, its wreck remains a notable example of early 20th-century Scottish maritime industry.
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