Chapter 59
I.
Mountains of Gairloch.
THE TERM "MOUNTAIN" IS HERE TAKEN TO INCLUDE ALL HILLS OF TWO THOUSAND FEET AND UPWARDS IN HEIGHT.
NAME. HEIGHT IN FEET.
The range {Beinn nan Ramh (shoulder) 2000 on the {Meallan Chuaich 2250 north-east {Groban (one face) 2424 boundary {Beinn Bheag (one face) 2000 of {Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair 3000 Gairloch. {Beinn Tarsuinn (one face) 2750 {A Mhaighdean, or the Maiden 2500 {Beinn Tarsuinn Chaol 2000
The range {Beinn a Mhuinidh 2231 along the {Slioch or Sleugach 3217 north-east {Beinn Lair 2817 of Loch {Meall Mheannidh 2000 Maree. {Beinn Aridh Charr 2593
The group {Beinn Eighe [Eay] 2750 to the {Do., spur called Sgurr Ban 3188 south-west { " Ruadh Stac 3309 of Loch { " Sail Mor 3217 Maree. {Meall a Ghuibhais 2882 {Beinn a Chearcaill 2376 {Beinn an Eoin 2314 {Bathais [Bus] Bheinn 2869 {Beinn Bhreac (a spur of Beinn Alligin) 2031 {Beinn Dearg (one face) 2500
This Table is compiled from the Ordnance Survey; the heights are taken exclusively from it.
Where not otherwise expressed the mountains are wholly in Gairloch.
II.
Distances.
PLACES ON THE LINE OF THE COUNTY ROAD THROUGH GAIRLOCH PARISH AND ON THE CONTINUATIONS TO RAILWAY STATIONS.
_Achnasheen Station_ 0 Luibmhor 4 Kenlochewe 10 Tagan Farm 11 Ru Nohar Pier 12 Grudidh Bridge 15 Talladale (Loch Maree Hotel) 19 Victoria Falls 21 Slatadale 21 Kerry Falls 25 Kerrysdale 27 Charlestown 28 Gairloch Hotel 29 Achtercairn 30 Tollie Farm Road 34 Croft, or Cruive End 35 Poolewe 35 Inverewe 36 Tournaig 38 Drumchork 42 Aultbea 43 Laide House 45 Sand of Udrigil 45 First Coast 47 Second Coast 47 Little Gruinard 49 _Meikle Gruinard River_ 50 _Gruinard House_ 51 _Dundonell Inn_ 61 _Fain, or Feithean Inn_ 69 _Braemore Junction_ 76 _Garve Station_ 95
The short piece of road between the ford and ferry on the Meikle Gruinard river and the commencement of the county road near Gruinard House is very rough, but can be traversed
The places printed in italics are outside the parish of Gairloch.
PLACES ON THE ROAD FROM KENLOCHEWE TO TORRIDON.
Kenlochewe Hotel 0 Loch Clair 4 _Bridge on the "burn of the Great Black Corrie"_ 6 _Torridon village_ 11 _Torridon House_ 13
This road is within the parish of Gairloch only for the first six miles after leaving Kenlochewe, the places printed in italics are therefore outside the parish.
The road beyond the village of Torridon is the private approach to Torridon House.
PLACES ON THE ROAD ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF GAIRLOCH (THE SEA LOCH).
Gairloch Hotel 0 Charlestown 1 Kerrysdale 2 s.h.i.+eldaig 4 Badachro 7 Port-Henderson 8 Openham, or Opinan 9 South Erradale 10 Point, or Red Point 13
The road is not pa.s.sable for carriages beyond South Erradale, but its continuation is a good foot or bridle road.
PLACES ON THE ROAD TO THE NORTH OF GAIRLOCH (THE SEA LOCH), BEING THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDES OF THE NORTH POINT.
Gairloch Hotel 0 Achtercairn 0 Strath, or Smithstown 1 Lonmor 2 Carn Dearg House 3 Little Sand 4 Big Sand 4 North Erradale 6 Altgreshan 10 Melvaig 11
PLACES ON THE ROAD ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF LOCH EWE.
Poolewe Inn 0 Boor 1 Naast 3 Inverasdale (Midton) 4 Do. (Coast) 5 Do. (Firemore) 6 Meallan na Ghamhna (Stirkhill) 7 Cove 9
The road will not do for carriages beyond Stirkhill, but its continuation is an excellent foot or bridle road.
PLACES ON THE PRIVATE ROAD FROM POOLEWE TO FIONN LOCH.
Poolewe Inn 0 Inveran Farm 2 Inveran Bridge 2 Kernsary 3 Fionn Loch 6
The road beyond the Inveran Bridge is kept strictly private, and the gate there is locked.
PLACES ON THE ROAD NORTH OF AULTBEA TO THE EAST OF LOCH EWE, BEING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE GREENSTONE POINT.
Aultbea 0 Aird House 0 Buaile na luib 1 Ormiscaig 2 Mellon Charles 3
The road beyond Aird House is not a good carriage road.
PLACES ON THE ROAD NORTH OF LAIDE, ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE GREENSTONE POINT, STARTING FROM AULTBEA.
Aultbea 0 Laide Village 2 Udrigil House 3 Mellon Udrigil 5
The road beyond Laide is rough, but pa.s.sable by carriages.
Those wis.h.i.+ng to visit the places on the sh.o.r.es of Loch Ewe and to the north and east of Aultbea are recommended to stay at the Poolewe Hotel.
The distances of the above-named places from Poolewe may be calculated by adding 7 miles to the distance as stated from Aultbea.
DISTANCES OF PLACES ON LOCH MAREE ACCESSIBLE BY MEANS OF THE STEAMER FROM TOLLIE PIER.
Tollie Pier 0 Ardlair (by signal) 2 Talladale (Loch Maree Hotel) 6 Letterewe 9 Ru Nohar 14
A special trip of the steamer may at any time in summer be arranged (at an hour not to interfere with her regular trips) to convey a party direct from Tollie Pier to Ru Nohar or _vice versa_. In that case the distance between the two extremities of the voyage measures exactly twelve miles.
DISTANCES OF PLACES (ACCESSIBLE BY ROAD) FROM THE GAIRLOCH HOTEL.
Achnasheen 29 Achtercairn 0 Aird House, near Aultbea 14 Altgreshan 10 Aultbea 13 Badachro 7 Big Sand 4 Boor 7 Buaile na luib 14 Carn Dearg House 3 Charlestown 1 Cove 15 Croft, or Cruive End 5 Drumchork 13 Fionn Loch (private road) 12 First Coast 17 Grudidh Bridge 14 Inveran Bridge 8 Inveran Farm 8 Inverasdale (Midton) 10 Do. (Coast) 11 Do. (Firemore) 12 Inverewe 7 Kenlochewe 19 Kernsary (private road) 9 Kerry Falls 4 Kerrysdale 2 Laide House 15 Laide Village 16 Little Gruinard 19 Little Sand 4 Loch Clair 23 Lonmor 2 Meallan na Ghamhna (Stirkhill) 13 Mellon Charles 16 Mellon Udrigil 19 Melvaig 11 Naast 9 North Erradale 6 Openham, or Opinan 9 Ormiscaig 15 Poolewe Bridge 6 Port-Henderson 8 Ru Nohar Pier 17 Sand of Udrigil 16 Second Coast 18 s.h.i.+eldaig 4 Slatadale 8 South Erradale 10 Strath, or Smithstown 1 Tagan Farm 18 Talladale (Loch Maree Hotel) 10 Tollie Farm Road 5 Tollie Pier 6 Torridon Village 30 Tournaig 8 Udrigil House 17 Victoria Falls 8
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