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Nevis: Broadsea Bay, Rhinns of Galloway

Steamship (19th Century)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Nevis: Broadsea Bay, Rhinns of Galloway as Steamship (19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The *Nevis* was a 19th-century steamship that sank in Broadsea Bay, Rhinns of Galloway, Scotland. It was lost in 1877 after running aground on rocks during a storm, resulting in the loss of all 14 crew members and a cargo of coal; the wreck is significant as a well-preserved example of early steamship technology in Scottish waters.

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