II. Distances.

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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"
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
Shieldaig 4
Badachro 7
Port-Henderson
Openham, or Opinan
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
Strath, or Smithstown
Lonmor 2
Carn Dearg House
Little Sand 4
Big Sand
North Erradale
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)
Meallan na Ghamhna (Stirkhill)
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
Kernsary
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
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
Mellon Udrigil 5

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 Pier 0
Ardlair (by signal)
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 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.

Achnasheen 29½
Achtercairn
Aird House, near Aultbea 14
Altgreshan 10
Aultbea 13½
Badachro 7
Big Sand
Boor 7
Buaile na luib 14½
Carn Dearg House
Charlestown 1
Cove 15
Croft, or Cruive End
Drumchork 13
Fionn Loch (private road) 12
First Coast 17½
Grudidh Bridge 14
Inveran Bridge
Inveran Farm 8
Inverasdale (Midton) 10
Do. (Coast) 11
Do. (Firemore) 12½
Inverewe 7
Kenlochewe 19½
Kernsary (private road)
Kerry Falls
Kerrysdale
Laide House 15½
Laide Village 16
Little Gruinard 19½
Little Sand 4
Loch Clair 23½
Lonmor 2
Meallan na Ghamhna (Stirkhill) 13½
Mellon Charles 16½
Mellon Udrigil 19
Melvaig 11
Naast 9
North Erradale
Openham, or Opinan
Ormiscaig 15½
Poolewe Bridge 6
Port-Henderson
Ru Nohar Pier 17½
Sand of Udrigil 16½
Second Coast 18
Shieldaig 4
Slatadale 8
South Erradale 10½
Strath, or Smithstown
Tagan Farm 18
Talladale (Loch Maree Hotel) 10
Tollie Farm Road 5
Tollie Pier 6
Torridon Village 30½
Tournaig
Udrigil House 17½
Victoria Falls

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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