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MHG64901 - Pier - Inveralligin W

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A log and stone pier.

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A township comprising thirty-four roofed, three partially roofed and seven unroofed buildings, sixteen enclosures, some field walls and parts of a head-dyke are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire 1881, sheet lxxxi). Thirty-nine roofed, one partially roofed and five unroofed buildings, several enclosures, some field walls and parts of a head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1971).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 24 April 1996

A walkover survey and desk-based assessment for the National Trust estate at Torridon was carried out by J Wordsworth and J Harden.

MM records this as follows: ... known as the 'Contraption' it is a log and stone pier. The logs were towed over the loch from Blagy after the last War (WW2), where the 'Newfies' - the Newfoundland Forestry Unit - had been felling as part of the war effort. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 2009 vertical aerial photographs. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NG 8422 5725 (26m by 39m)
Map sheet	NG85NW
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	APPLECROSS

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