Glenelg, Ferry Slipway
Slipway (19th Century)
Site Name Glenelg, Ferry Slipway
Classification Slipway (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Kyle Rhea
Canmore ID 11705
Site Number NG72SE 36
NGR NG 79448 21305
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/11705
- Council Highland
- Parish Glenelg (Skye And Lochalsh)
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG72SE 36 79448 21305
Integral part of the main route from Edinburgh to Skye after completion in 1818 by the Highland Road Commission. Design and build documentation and provenance is also of great interest: Thomas Telford, Joseph Mitchell and John Davidson, with a unique separate slip to allow cattle to swim across annually. Executed by John Davidson (one of Telford's contractors). The adjoining Glenelg Road (1814-1819) has a a remarkable 90m long and 5.5m high retaining wall at the Glenelg slip approach. The ferry boat with its swivel deck is also rare.
R Paxton, 2009
