Portnancon

Portnacon
Scottish Gaelic: *Port nan Con*
Portnacon Scottish Gaelic: Port nan Con;
	Portnacon Location within the Sutherland area
OS grid reference	NC434605
Council area	Highland;
Lieutenancy area	Sutherland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Lairg
Postcode district	IV27 4
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

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

^ Hume, John R. (1977). The industrial archaeology of Scotland. 2: The highlands and Islands. Vol. 2. London: Batsford. p. 314. ISBN 9780713408096.

[1] 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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