Lochan Nam Breac Buidhe
Milestone (19th Century)
Site Name Lochan Nam Breac Buidhe
Classification Milestone (19th Century)
Canmore ID 295077
Site Number NC36NW 6
NGR NC 3427 6882
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/295077
- Council Highland
- Parish Durness
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
Field Visit (6 August 2008)
NC36NW 6 3427 6882
The milestone that stood on the N side of the public road (NC36NW 18) linking a slipway on the Kyle of Durness (NC 3708 6603) to the lighthouse (NC27SE 3.00) at Cape Wrath and indicated the distance of eight miles to the latter has been removed.
The exact date that the milestone was erected is not known, but it was probably soon after the road was adopted as a public highway in 1833 and it was certainly in place by 1874, when it was surveyed for the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet V). A local tradition that the milestones along the 11 mile length of the road were fabricated by lighthouse keepers cannot be substantiated, but it would provide an explanation why there is a variation in their respective designs and dimensions.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS, JH) 10 August 2008.
