Monument record MHG17458 - Gairloch, Charlestown, Gairloch Pier

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Grid reference Centred NG 8072 7498 (40m by 40m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NG87SW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish GAIRLOCH

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Renumbered from NG87SW0026
Jhooper, 29/08/2002
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NG87SW 2.00 807 749

NG87SW 2.01 8074 7498 hand crane

(Location cited as NG 807 74). 'Pier, Charlestown, 19th century. A coursed-rubble pier and quay, with a small removable iron post crane. There is a short wood and iron steamer-pier extension. A 2-storey rubble building, corrugated-iron -roofed, has been converted to a fish-processing plant. <1>

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  • --- Image/Photograph(s): Taylor, A. 2009. Photographs of various HER sites by Andrew Taylor (CD 2). Colour. Yes. Digital.
  • --- Image/Photograph(s): Taylor, A. 02/2010. A Collection of Highland Buildings and Monuments. Colour. Yes. Digital.
  • <1> Text/Publication/Volume: Hume, J R. 1977. The industrial archaeology of Scotland 2: The Highlands and Islands. Paper (Original). 288.

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Jun 29 2011 12:32PM

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