What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Westminster as Steam Trawler (period Unassigned)-(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 *Westminster* was a steam trawler built in 1915 and registered in Scotland. It was lost at sea during World War I, likely due to enemy action or a storm, though exact details of its loss, including lives and cargo, are not recorded; its wreck remains a significant archaeological resource in Scotland’s maritime history.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Balta, Muckle HeadField Boundary(s) (period Unassigned) · 20 mi
Balta Sound LighthouseLighthouse · 20 mi,_Outer_Brough,_Fetlar_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4970924.jpg?width=1280)
Fetlar, Outer BroughBuilding(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval), Monastic Settlement (early Medieval) · 20 mi
Outer BroughIslet · 20 mi
Balta, Geo of the BroughBroch (iron Age) · 20 mi
Stacks of ScambroIslet · 20 mi
The NevNamed rock · 20 mi
Mooa StackCliff · 20 mi
Baa-neapMountain / peak · 20 mi
Hill of ClibberswickMountain / peak · 20 mi
Hero: Ruecok Burgar, Nor Wick, Unst, North SeaBrig (19th Century) · 21 mi
Sand of Inner SkawBeach / strand · 21 mi