Torgawn
Pier(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Torgawn
Classification Pier(S) (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Poll A'ghamhna; Loch A Chairn Bhain
Canmore ID 310317
Site Number NC23SW 26
NGR NC 20814 32664
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/310317
- Council Highland
- Parish Assynt
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
Field Visit (9 May 2009)
Two facilities for bringing small boats up towards the shore of Poll a Ghamhna.
A (NC 20814 32664) is a N-S aligned quay below the cliff roughly 30m long and built of substantial blocks of stone. The quay stands up to 1m or more above current shore level, but the shore level could have been dug out further in the past. The quay could have taken a boat of up to 5m length. B (NC 20898 32768) is a less substantial clearing of a channel through the stones of the shore to pull smaller boats up.
(HLP_no 179)
Assynt's Hidden Lives Project 2009
