Portnancon
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Human settlement in Scotland
Portnacon
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Portnacon is located in Sutherland Portnacon Portnacon Location within the Sutherland area | |
| OS grid reference | NC434605 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lairg |
| Postcode district | IV27 4 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| 58°30′17′′N 4°41′21′′W / 58.50459°N 4.68928°W / 58.50459; -4.68928 | |
Portnacon is a small remote crofting township, and former fishing station,[1] on the west shore of Loch Eriboll in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands in the Scottish council area of Highland. The township is in the parish of Durness and Durness village lies 8 miles (13 km) west along the A838 road. The village of Laid is located 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west from Portnancon along the A838.
Only a few buildings remain of the fishing station, in Portnacon, or Port-na-con, meaning "Port of the Dogs". The fishing pier was also used by a ferry, which crossed the loch until the 1930s.
References
[edit ]- ^ Hume, John R. (1977). The industrial archaeology of Scotland. 2: The highlands and Islands. Vol. 2. London: Batsford. p. 314. ISBN 9780713408096.
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