What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Jupiter: Flaeshans of Rumble, Whalsay Skerries, North Sea as Steam Trawler (20th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The *Jupiter* was a 20th-century steam trawler that was lost in a storm near the Whalsay Skerries in the North Sea, likely during one of the severe winter gales common in the region. While the exact date and number of casualties are not specified, the wreck is significant as part of Scotland’s maritime fishing heritage and as a reminder of the dangers faced by North Sea trawlers.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
RumbleIslet · 509 yd
Pacific: Gun Geo, Snafa Baa, East Linga, Whalsay Skerries, North SeaSteamship (19th Century) · 1233 yd
East LingaIslet · 1708 yd
Anna Dora Stein: Calf of Linga, Whalsay Skerries, North SeaSchooner (19th Century) · 1.2 mi
Grif SkerryEnclosure (period Unassigned)(possible) · 1.7 mi
Whalsay, TreawickHead Dyke (post Medieval), Township (period Unassigned) · 2.3 mi
Whalsay, Isbister, NisthouseSettlement (viking)(possible), Bowl(s) (steatite)(viking) · 2.4 mi
Whalsay, Gamla VordRadio Station (second World War) · 2.8 mi
Ward of ClettMountain / peak · 3.5 mi
Setter HillMountain / peak · 4.0 mi
Hanseatic Trading BoothHeritage attraction · 4.2 mi
Bight of StavanessBay · 6.8 mi