Building record MHG32925 - Torboll Fish Ladder
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7433 9857 (274m by 169m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH79NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DORNOCH |
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Full Description
19th century drystone constructed fish ladder, allowing salmon to bypass 60ft Torboll Falls and to ascend to Loch Buidh five miles distant. Ladder is 378 yd long, 11 to 12 ft wide, and by this means fish ascend an incline 138 yd long through 23 pools, an average gradient of c. 1 in 5 <1>.
Elaborate 19th century rubble salmon ladder, 34m (110ft) long and one of the earliest of its kind. This ladder, in effect a series of man-made pools, enabled fish to bypass the falls and swim upstream to spawn <2>.
NMRS Report: (10/01/2007)
This salmon ladder '…allows fish to reach the upper reaches of Abhainn an t-Stratha Charnaig and Loch Buidhe…The whole…is 'L' shaped'.
Information from Mr R C Sutherland in a letter to Professor R Paxton (Heriot Watt University) dated 7 July 2005 <3>.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG364 Text/Publication/Volume: Sinclair B Calder. 1974. The Industrial Archaeology of Sutherland (A Scottish Highland Economy 1700-1900).
- <2> SHG23142 Text/Publication/Volume: Beaton, E. 1995. Sutherland: An Illustrated Architectural Guide. Paper (Original). Pg 41.
- <3> SHG24123 Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 284157.
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Record last edited
Jun 1 2009 4:39PM
