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Glenelg, Ferry Slipway

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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

Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved.
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Lighthouse and slipway. View from W
Lighthouse and slipway. View from WSlipway and ferry. View from SSESlipway and ferry. View from SSEFerry and slipway. View from EFerry and slipway. View from E (Including crew)Access road. General view from SOblique aerial view.Glenelg, Ferry Slipway, NG72SE 36, Ordnance Survey index card, RectoGeneral view from NNELighthouse and slipway. View from WSlipway and ferry. View from SSELighthouse and slipway. General view from NEOblique aerial view.Oblique aerial view of the Kylerhea Ferry, taken from the W.Oblique aerial view of the slipways and Kylerhea, taken from the NNE.Lighthouse and slipway. View from WGeneral view from NAccess road. General view from NSlipway and ferry. View from SSE

Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Glenelg (Skye And Lochalsh)
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Skye And Lochalsh
  • Former County Inverness-shire

Architecture Notes

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

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