What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Johanna Thorden: the Tails of the Tarf, Swona, Pentland Firth as Motor Vessel (20th Century)-(1937). 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 *Johanna Thorden* was a motor vessel lost in 1937 near the Pentland Firth, off the coast of Swona, Orkney. The wreck is recorded as part of Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment, though details on casualties, cargo, or the exact cause of the loss are not widely documented.
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Places near here
Swona LighthouseLighthouse (20th Century) · 182 yd
Swona, TarfNavigation Aid (post Medieval)(possible) · 193 yd
Mary Grace: the Tails of the Tarf, Swona, Pentland FirthSchooner (20th Century) · 315 yd
Cliffs on the east side of the Island of SwonaIsland · 1258 yd
Clump O' the NessSheep Shelter (modern)(possible) · 1.1 mi
The HavenBay · 1.1 mi
The North HeadHeadland · 1.2 mi
North Head, Island of SwonaIsland · 1.3 mi
The GloupCave · 3.8 mi
The lookout tower on Brough NessCastle, fort or tower · 4.0 mi
William and Harry: Tree Geo, Stroma, Pentland FirthCraft (19th Century) · 4.1 mi