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Loch Sunart

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What is recorded here

The official Northern Ireland wreck record identifies Loch Sunart as Square rigger. It was lost in 1879. Recorded condition: Fast upon rock.

From the Northern Ireland Ship and Aircraft Wrecks, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs record SWR023

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  • Albert Bridge, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Sue Adair, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
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  • Oliver Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Picture: Sharon Cosgrove
  • Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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