What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Urania: North Sea as Barque (20th Century)-(1917), Steamship (20th Century)-(1917). 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 *Urania* was a barque and steamship active in the North Sea during the early 20th century, recorded as lost in 1917. Details of its loss, including cause, lives or cargo lost, and exact location beyond the North Sea, remain unclear, limiting its documented historical significance.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
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Auskerry LighthouseLighthouse · 9.1 mi
AuskerryBuilding(s) (period Unknown), Enclosure(s) (period Unknown), Kelp Pit (post Medieval) · 9.7 mi
Lamb Head BrochArchaeological place · 11 mi
Bay of HousebyBay · 11 mi
A clinically sculpted cave on the Horse of CopinsayCave · 11 mi
Horse of CopinsayIslet · 11 mi
Burgh Hill, Stronsay's "summit"Mountain or hill · 12 mi
Summit ridge on Island of CopinsayIsland · 12 mi
Cemetery at Holland FarmChurch, cross or graveyard · 12 mi
Seals on the beachBeach · 12 mi
The Chapel on the Brough of DeernessVisitor information · 13 mi