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Atholl

Port Elliot, west of Point Commodore, South Australia.

Atholl was a brigantine built in 1853 and lost on 20/03/1864. On 19 March 1864, Atholl was moored between Pullen Island and Commodore Point, just outside Horseshoe Bay. It was waiting its turn to enter the harbour to take on 500 bags of wheat for Melbourne. It had already loaded a cargo of wheat, flour, pollard and

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationPort Elliot, west of Point Commodore, South Australia.
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1864
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceBrigantine; Wood; On 19 March 1864, Atholl was moored between Pullen Island and Commodore Point, just outside Horseshoe Bay. It was waiting its turn to enter the harbour to take on 500 bags of wheat for Melbourne. It had already loaded a cargo of wheat, flour, pollard and

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Atholl appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Atholl was a brigantine built in 1853 and lost on 20/03/1864. On 19 March 1864, Atholl was moored between Pullen Island and Commodore Point, just outside Horseshoe Bay. It was waiting its turn to enter the harbour to take on 500 bags of wheat for Melbourne. It had already loaded a cargo of wheat, flour, pollard and. 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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