Kathe Niederkirchner: Muckle Skerry, Pentland Skerries, Pentland Firth

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kathe Niederkirchner: Muckle Skerry, Pentland Skerries, Pentland Firth as Cargo Vessel (20th Century)-(1965), Motor Vessel (20th Century)-(1965). 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 *Kathe Niederkirchner* was a German motor vessel lost in 1965 after running aground on Muckle Skerry in the Pentland Firth, Scotland. The ship was carrying a cargo of timber, and while no lives were lost, the wreck remains a notable 20th-century maritime casualty in the region.