Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Robert Burns
250-300 metres north of Unlit Beacon on southern end of the sand spit, Nepean Bay, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Robert Burns was a ketch built in 1857 and lost on 04/12/1908. The Robert Burns went ashore on the sand spit, Nepean Bay, four kilometres off Kingscote, Kangaroo Island at 3am on Friday 4th December 1908. The craft struck soon after the moon went down. At that time the vessel was owned by Messers Johnson and Jenkins
The oddity, explained
Why is Robert Burns unusual?
Robert Burns appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Robert Burns was a ketch built in 1857 and lost on 04/12/1908. The Robert Burns went ashore on the sand spit, Nepean Bay, four kilometres off Kingscote, Kangaroo Island at 3am on Friday 4th December 1908. The craft struck soon after the moon went down. At that time the vessel was owned by Messers Johnson and Jenkins. Heritage Atlas treats that specific classification-and-description combination as the oddity; the score is a comparative discovery signal, not proof of mystery or the supernatural. Compare nearby records and the linked country or category collection to understand how this entry relates to places supported by the same governed evidence.
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Data last collected: 3 September 2026 for this retained atlas release. Page and source last rechecked: 3 September 2026. Treat the record as a research starting point: open the original source, confirm current access conditions and compare the mapped location with local guidance before travelling. A missing field means the approved source did not support it; it is not evidence that the feature or restriction does not exist.
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