Part 4 — II.
Reading edition
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 11½
Ru Nohar Pier 12
Grudidh Bridge 15½
Talladale (Loch Maree Hotel) 19½
Victoria Falls 21
Slatadale 21½
Kerry Falls 25
Kerrysdale 27
Charlestown 28½
Gairloch Hotel 29½
Achtercairn 30
Tollie Farm Road 34½
Croft, or Cruive End 35
Poolewe 35½
Inverewe 36½
Tournaig 38
Drumchork 42½
Aultbea 43
Laide House 45
Sand of Udrigil 45½
First Coast 47
Second Coast 47½
Little Gruinard 49
Meikle Gruinard River 50½
Gruinard House 51¼
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 by carriages.
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" 6½
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 2½
Shieldaig 4
Badachro 7
Port-Henderson 8½
Openham, or Opinan 9½
South Erradale 10½
Point, or Red Point 13
The road is not passable 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 0½
Strath, or Smithstown 1½
Lonmor 2
Carn Dearg House 3½
Little Sand 4
Big Sand 4½
North Erradale 6½
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) 6½
Meallan na Ghamhna (Stirkhill) 7½
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 Inn0
Inveran Farm2
Inveran Bridge2½
Kernsary3½
Fionn Loch6
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.
Aultbea0
Aird House0½
Buaile na luib1
Ormiscaig2
Mellon Charles3
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.
Aultbea0
Laide Village2
Udrigil House3½
Mellon Udrigil5
The road beyond Laide is rough, but passable by carriages.
Those wishing to visit the places on the shores 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 7½ miles to the distance as stated from Aultbea.
Distances of Places on Loch Maree accessible by means of the Steamer from Tollie Pier.
Tollie Pier0
Ardlair (by signal)2½
Talladale (Loch Maree Hotel)6
Letterewe9
Ru Nohar14
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 versâ. 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.
Achnasheen29½
Achtercairn0½
Aird House, near Aultbea14
Altgreshan10
Aultbea13½
Badachro7
Big Sand4½
Boor7
Buaile na luib14½
Carn Dearg House3½
Charlestown1
Cove15
Croft, or Cruive End5½
Drumchork13
Fionn Loch (private road)12
First Coast17½
Grudidh Bridge14
Inveran Bridge8½
Inveran Farm8
Inverasdale (Midton)10
Do. (Coast)11
Do. (Firemore)12½
Inverewe7
Kenlochewe19½
Kernsary (private road)9½
Kerry Falls4½
Kerrysdale2½
Laide House15½
Laide Village16
Little Gruinard19½
Little Sand4
Loch Clair23½
Lonmor2
Meallan na Ghamhna (Stirkhill)13½
Mellon Charles16½
Mellon Udrigil19
Melvaig11
Naast9
North Erradale6½
Openham, or Opinan9½
Ormiscaig15½
Poolewe Bridge6
Port-Henderson8½
Ru Nohar Pier17½
Sand of Udrigil16½
Second Coast18
Shieldaig4
Slatadale8
South Erradale10½
Strath, or Smithstown1½
Tagan Farm18
Talladale (Loch Maree Hotel)10
Tollie Farm Road5
Tollie Pier6
Torridon Village30½
Tournaig8½
Udrigil House17½
Victoria Falls8½