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MHG51271 - Boat Winch - Faraid Head

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Large, possibly early C20, boat winch.

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A rapid coastal zone assessment survey was conducted by GUARD in the Autumn of 1997 commissioned by Historic Scotland from the Viking and Early Settlement Archaeological Research Project based at the University of Glasgow.

A cast-iron boat- or net-winch set back from the beach in a grassed area. The winch bears the name plate "Fellow Bros Ltd Engineers Radley-Heath". There is some netting at the rear of the winch. The winch is rusted but still in reasonably serviceable order. <1>

Large heavy duty boat winch, heavily corroded. Two plaques survive on either side of the winch. Only the bottom half of the plaque that bears the makers mark (on the northern side of the winch) survives. It reads 'ENGINEERS [C]RADLEY-HEATH'. Cradley-Heath is an area just south of Dudley in the West Midlands - sadly the upper-half which would have carried the name of the manufacturer has been lost. The plaque on the southern side of the winch is similarly eroded, although in this case only the top half remains. This presumably used to carry some instructions of use as it reads 'TO LIFT DIRECT'. Although unlikely to have seen use in some years and despite it's heavily corroded condition the winch still remains fairly complete. It is a good example of its type <2>.

NGR adjusted based on 2023 vertical aerial photographs. <3>

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Grid reference	Centred NC 38538 70784 (8m by 8m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC37SE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	DURNESS

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