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MHG65935 - Landing point and noust - Port an Alltain

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Associated with the mill site, but not recorded on the NMRS, is a landing-place and small boat-noust.

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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.

Associated with the mill site, but not recorded on the NMRS, is a landing-place and small boat-noust. This is situated on the coast immediately in front of the cottage and utilises the space between two natural outcrops which run S-N out into the loch. The opening is 6 m wide and leads on to a small cobble beach from which much of the stone has been cleared. Up-slope at the back of this beach is a U-shaped area 3 in long by 2 m wide which has been dug out of the turf above the HWM. This probably served as a boat-noust. The landing-place was probably the easiest access to this otherwise remote mill complex. The buildings are in a state of total disrepair and are naturally falling down but there seems to be no particular additional threat other than exposure to the elements. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 2009 vertical aerial photographs. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NC 4557 6113 (34m by 55m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC46SE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	DURNESS

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