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| Selker Rocks, Irish Sea | ||
| Selker Rocks | ||
| site name:- | Irish Sea | |
| civil parish:- | Bootle (formerly Cumberland) (off) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | rocks | |
| coordinates:- | SD062892 (roughly) | |
| 1Km square:- | SD0689 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD08 | |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Mackenzie 1776 placename:- Selker Rock |
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| source data:- | Charts, and sailing directions, Nautical Descriptions of the
West Coast of Great Britain, Bristol Channel to Cape Wrath, by
Murdoch Mackenzie, published London, 1776. goto sourcePage 18:- "... ..." "The rocks and shoals to be avoided between Piel-of-Foudray and St. Bee's Head, are ... Selker Rock, a mile westward of Selker Point, the middle of which dries with very low spring-tide only; ..." goto sourcePage 19:- "To sail into Ravinglas Harbour; take four hours of flood, keep above a mile from the coast (to avoid Selker and Drig Rocks) ..." |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Admiralty 1933 placename:- Selker Rocks item:- perch, Selker Rocks; buoy, Selker; Selker buoy |
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| source data:- | goto source Page 384:- "Selker rocks, some of which dry, extend about 1 3/4 miles westward from Selker and Tarn points; a perch marks the northernmost drying rock, which is situated about 1 1/4 miles westward of Selker point (Lat. 54~ 17' N., Long. 3~ 25' W.)." "St. Bees Head light kept in sight leads westward of these dangers, in depths of not less than 10 fathoms (18m3) when abreast of Selker rocks, and vessels should not venture within the 10 fathom (18m3) line when abreast of the rocks." "A black conical light-and-bell-buoy, marked "Selker," and which exhibits a white group flashing light showing four flashes every twenty seconds, is moored about 1 3/4 miles south-westward of Selker Rocks beacon." |
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| hearsay:- |
"... the remains of an old headland; the only impediment to navigation along this stretch
of coast ..." |
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