Portskerra: names of those who perished... (C) Chris Downer

NC8865 : Portskerra: names of those who perished in sight of their homes

taken 7 years ago, near to Portskerra, Highland, Great Britain

Portskerra: names of those who perished in sight of their homes

Such is the poignant ending to the inscription on the bottom tablet of NC8865 : Portskerra: the Drowning Memorial.

The names of those who died in three tragedies at sea are inscribed above - the central one on 25 June 1890 in which seven of the eleven are MacDonalds; on the left, a disaster on 22 August 1918; and the other on 5 December 1848. The names Mackay, McLeod, Sinclair and Fraser feature prominently in the latter two.

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Grid Square: NC8865, 24 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Chris Downer (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Monday, 25 July, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 20 August, 2011
Geographical Context: Coastal
Subject Location: OSGB36: NC 8817 6577 [10m precision]
WGS84: 58:33.9321N 3:55.4486W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NC 8817 6577
View Direction: Northwest (about 315 degrees)