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DETAIL OF DELTING DISASTER MEMORIAL 21 DECEMBER 1900 1 B
The "Delting Disaster" involved the loss of many "Open Shetland Model Sixareens that were fishing 30+ miles west of Shetland and caught in a storm. More than 200 men lost their lives.
Situated at the Mossbank Junction.
The gate to the Memorial is made from a huge slab of mahogany that was trawled up by a fishing boat 30 or 40 miles west of Shetland. It is thought to come from the keel of an old Spanish Galleon from way back in history. (A ship from the Spanish Armada perhaps?).
The timber was covered in barnacles, but when they were cleaned off, and the timber put through the saw, the wood was still in remarkable condition.
The gate was made by a local boat builder, Alan Moncrieff, after the timber was presented to him by the fishing boat crew. Mr Moncrieff was very impressed by the quality of the timber.
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