Schooner Elbe Memorial
Schooner Elbe Memorial is a memorial in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Schooner Elbe Memorial is situated nearby to the beach Glenstocking Sands, as well as near the peak White Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mote of Mark and Hestan Island.
Mote of Mark
Archaeological site
Photo: Ann Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Mote of Mark is a granite hill rising some 45 metres above the Rough Firth near the outlet of the Urr Water, near the village of Rockcliffe. It was the site of a vitrified fort during the Early Middle Ages, with about one third of an acre of the summit enclosed by a rampart of timber and stone. Mote of Mark is situated 1½ miles northwest of Schooner Elbe Memorial.
Hestan Island
Island
Photo: Simon Brooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hestan Island is a small coastal island at the southern foot of the River Urr estuary in the Solway Firth, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Hestan Island is situated 2½ miles southwest of Schooner Elbe Memorial.
Hestan Island Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hestan Island Lighthouse is situated 2½ miles southwest of Schooner Elbe Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalbeattie.
Dalbeattie
Town
Photo: MSDMSD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dalbeattie (, Scots: Dawbeattie, Scottish Gaelic: Dail Bheithe meaning 'haugh of the birch', or Dail Bhàite 'drowned haugh' is a town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Dalbeattie is situated 6 miles northwest of Schooner Elbe Memorial.
Schooner Elbe Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “The Schooner Elbe. Captain Samuel Wilson after providentially landing her crew here backed off the rocks and sank off Rascarrel Dec 7th 1867.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.85688° or 54° 51′ 25″ northLongitude
-3.76412° or 3° 45′ 51″ westInception
1896Open location code
9C6RV64P+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
node 9603995534OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Glenstocking Sands and Lagmuck Sands.
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