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MHG12434 - Pier - Skerry

Summary

A dog-leg construction on the west coast of the bay.

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Not marked on 1st ed OS, GR corrected to above from modern OS - HAW 3/2004

A rapid coastal zone assessment survey was conducted by GUARD in the Autumn of 1997 commissioned by Historic Scotland from the Viking and Early Settlement Archaeological Research Project based at the University of Glasgow.

Skerray pier, which is a dog-leg construction on the west coast of the bay, runs for 55 m broadly W-E from the shore, before turning to run for a further 15 m NW-SE at the seaward section. This pier is built from concrete and has a 2 m high wall with in-built stairs along the N edge, facing the open sea, to protect the surface-area from incoming waves. The south edge of the pier has at least 9 mooring-rings in situ and there is one large iron-bollard at the seaward end of the pier. There is another set of in-built stairs at the 15 m long angled section which give access to the water at all tide levels. The surface area of the pier is 7 m wide. There is a slip-way incorporated into this construction at the south of the landward (west) end which is 15 m long, concrete-built and has two mooring-rings visible. On the landward side of the access-road to the pier, directly across from the slip-way, is a concrete platform measuring 6 m N-S by 4 m. Although located in a bay that clearly takes a great deal of punishment in storm conditions, this pier and its associated features are in good condition. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 vertical aerial photographs. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NC 6598 6387 (73m by 43m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC66SE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	TONGUE

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