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MHG661786 - Pier - Eilean Thunga

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This pier was used in the ferry crossing of the Kyle at low-tide when it was not possible to cross directly from Ard Thunga to Achuvoldrach.

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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.

Located at the SW tip of the south promontory of Eilean Thunga is a small pier. This is only visible at low-tide and is characterised by a short line of stones covered in seaweed and in a totally ruinous condition. There are no measurements for this pier as it is too treacherous to approach and is mostly underwater, even at low-tide. This pier was used in the ferry crossing of the Kyle at low-tide when it was not possible to cross directly from Ard Thunga to Achuvoldrach. Passengers would walk across the causeway to Eilean Thunga and be rowed from this small pier to the low- tide jetty at Achuvoldrach. This site should be surveyed in conjunction with other features associated with the ferry-crossing (NMRS numbers NC 55 NE 24, 26, 29, 30) and the modern causeway across the Kyle. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 vertical aerial photographs. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NC 5729 5874 (18m by 11m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC55NE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	TONGUE

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