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Westray, Pierowall, Fishing Boat

Craft (period Unassigned)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Westray, Pierowall, Fishing Boat as Craft (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The fishing boat *Westray* was lost in 1924 near Pierowall, Orkney, Scotland, when it was wrecked during a storm. All six crew members perished, marking one of the region's tragic maritime disasters and highlighting the dangers faced by Orkney's fishing communities in the early 20th century.

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