Monument record MHG43241 - Letterewe

Summary

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Location

Grid reference Centred NG 9486 7141 (20m by 20m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NG97SW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish GAIRLOCH

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

NG97SE 4 9500 7165 to 9515 7199

'At the commencement of the polices (of Letterewe) may be noticed the mouth of a canal, and, on the hillside above, the track of a tramway in connection with it. These were constructed by the late proprietor for the purpose of bringing from an extensive and picturesque quarry further up. The quarry is now disused.'
J H Dixon 1881.

A tramway, to W and parallel with the Allt Folais, is depicted on the 1st edition of OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire 1881, sheet lviii). The unroofed building (NG98SE 5) may be part of the tramway system. A lime kiln (NG 9486 7141) is also depicted at the mouth of the Allt Folais.
Tramway is shown on current edition of OS 1:10560 map (1969).
Both maps show no indication of a cut channel that Dixon (1881) describes as a canal, nor the location of the quarry.
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 21 February 1996.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Dixon, J H. 1886. Gairloch in north west Ross-shire: its records, traditions inhabitants and natural history with a guide to Gairloch and Loch Maree. 344.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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