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Cairnbulg

Boat (post Medieval)(possible)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairnbulg as Boat (post Medieval)(possible). 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 Cairnbulg was a 19th-century Scottish steam vessel, lost in 1881 near the Orkney Islands after striking a rock; all 11 crew members perished. It was significant as one of the earliest steam-powered vessels built for the Scottish fishing trade.

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