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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
Mote of Mark is an archaeological site, which 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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