MHG60563 - Stone jetty - Doire-Chlaigionn, Torridon

Summary

Ruined stone jetty at Doire-Chlaigionn, Torridon.

Type and Period (1)

  • JETTY (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A township comprising seven roofed, two partially roofed, three unroofed buildings and a field-system is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire 1881, sheet xcii). Twelve unroofed buildings and a field-system are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1970).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 24 April 1996.

A walkover survey of the area around Doire-chlaigionn was undertaken by Macinnes, A. and Doe, T. in 2014.

Site 21. A stone jetty on the shore beside two fishing bothies. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 2014 aerial photographs. <2>

Sources/Archives (2)

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NG 8271 5501 (13m by 16m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NG85NW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish APPLECROSS

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