Schooner Elbe Memorial

Schooner Elbe Memorial is a memorial in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Schooner Elbe Memorial is situated near the beach Glenstocking Sands, as well as near the peak White Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Mote of Mark and Hestan Island.

Archaeological site

The Mote of Mark is a granite hill rising some… Mote of Mark is situated 1½ miles northwest of Schooner Elbe Memorial.

Island

Hestan Island is a small coastal island at the… Hestan Island is situated 2½ miles southwest of Schooner Elbe Memorial.

Lighthouse

Hestan Island Lighthouse is situated 2½ miles southwest of Schooner Elbe Memorial.

Nearby places include Dalbeattie.

Town

Dalbeattie (, Scots: Dawbeattie, Scottish Gaelic: Dail… Dalbeattie is situated 6 miles northwest of 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″ north

Longitude

-3.76412° or 3° 45′ 51″ west

Established

1896

Open location code

9C6RV64P+Q9

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Highlights: Glenstocking Sands and Lagmuck Sands.

Places to explore: Boreland of Colvend and The Shieling.

Worth a closer look: Dumfries and Lockerbie.

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