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Public Site Comment
Date 8 May 2017
Event ID 1022066
Category Public Contribution
Type Public Site Comment
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1022066
A saw mill was built at Mains of Arisaig. Timber from that saw mill was transported via a stone lined and rock cut water channel or lade, which is depicted and annotated on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire 1876, sheet cxxi) as 'Canal'. A tender dated 20th February 1953 for the lade was issued by James Alexander, Mains of Arisaig, in the Inverness Courier for the deepening the Airsaig Water-Course.
The lade runs from Loch nan Eala (NM 66734 86046) to the sea (NM 66005 86145). At NM 66531 86240 where the channel has been widened there is perhaps a "quay" where the sawn timber was put in the water to float out to sea. At least two stone bridges cross the lade.
Information from M Briscoe to HES 8 May 2017
