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Plan of the boathouse at the head of Loch Aline, on the estate of Achranich (later merged with Ardtornish). Note the landward-facing pedestrian door from which two steps led up into the private room in the south wing, a flight of stone steps led down to the boathouse floor, and there was also access to the raised timber loft floor. This reflects social distinctions among those using the boathouse. High-water and low-water quays permitted access at most states of the tide (surveyed 2000).
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Elevations of the Achranich boathouse (surveyed 2000).
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General view from the south, with the present Ardtornish House (built 1885-91) in the background.
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General view of Achranich boathouse, looking down Loch Aline towards Mull, showing the boulder quay and the spit of land on which the boathouse sits. (Paula Martin)
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General view of Achranich boathouse, with Ardtornish House in the background
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Achranich boathouse from the north, at high water. Note the blocked arched entrance, suggesting an earlier phase.
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Achranich boathouse from the north. One branch of the river channel runs alongside the low-water quay.
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Achranich boathouse from the north. One branch of the river channel runs alongside the low-water quay
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Achranich boathouse from the south-east, showing the pedestrian entrance door.
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Achranich boathouse from the south-west at low water, showing the threshold to the boat grounding.
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Achranich boathouse from the west at low water. At the left of the facade the facing and side walls are not bonded, suggesting more than one phase of building.
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South gable of the attached private room at Achranich boathouse. The two smaller lancet windows have been blocked. The oculus in the gable bears in its four corners the date figures '1853'.
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Entrance doorway in the east wall of the south wing, Achranich boathouse.
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A blocked doorway in the opposite wall of the south wing of Achranich boathouse. (Paula Martin)
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Achranich boathouse from the south-south-west, showing the retaining wall for the raised ground in the angle of the main boathouse and the south wing, a sheltered and sunny area. (Paula Martin)
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Back (east) gable of Achranich boathouse, showing the timber shuttering in 1998, before the storm damage of January 2002. (Paula Martin)
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Internal timbering by the stone steps leading down from the entrance door to the boat grounding, Achranich boathouse, 2000.
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The loft floor and associated timbering, Achranich boathouse, 2000. By this date much of the shuttering in the back wall had already gone.
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Roller for hoist between the two levels at Achranich boathouse.
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Interior of the north wall, Achranich boathouse, showing the central blocked -in arched opening. The main loft floor beam (right) is set into the blocking, showing it to be a later insertion.
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The small room in the south wing was probably a private facility for the estate gentry. The three outside walls were plastered, incorporating a plastered stone bench. The fourth wall consisted of tongued and grooved boarding. The figure is pointing to a boat graffito scratched on the wood. This wall has since been removed.
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The boat graffito on wood panelling (no longer extant) in the south wing of the Achranich boathouse.
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Stamped mark on the side of a joist supporting the loft floor 'R HALL & Co', Achranich boathouse.
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View from the foot of the steps at Achranich boathouse showing the boarded back wall (now demolished) of the upper private room.
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