What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Sunbeam: Ness of Duncansby, Pentland Firth as Drifter (20th Century)-(1915), Steam Drifter (20th Century)-(1915). 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 *Sunbeam* was a steam drifter lost in 1915 near the Ness of Duncansby in the Pentland Firth. While specific details on casualties or cargo are not recorded, its wreck remains a noted maritime archaeological site in Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment.
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Places near here
Bay of SannickUnidentified Flint(s) (flint)(period Unassigned) · 463 yd
Robert's HavenBuilding (period Unassigned), Midden (period Unassigned) · 600 yd
Sannick BayMound (period Unassigned) · 690 yd
Duncansby Head LighthouseLighthouse (20th Century) · 1282 yd
Geo of SclaitesBay · 1439 yd
Stacks of DuncansbyViewpoint · 1493 yd
Gibbs CraigIsland · 1612 yd
The KneeIsland · 1625 yd
The nomadic boulders of John O'GroatsVisitor information · 1713 yd
Ha' of DuncansbyBattle Site (period Unknown)(possible), Burial Ground (norse)(possible), Axehead (flint)(period Unassigned) · 1.0 mi
Scarton PointHeadland · 2.7 mi
Hudson: Ness of Quoys, Pentland FirthBarque (19th Century) · 3.0 mi