Glenelg Slipway (Kylerhea Ferry) is a Grade B listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 30 March 2009. Slipway. 2 related planning applications.
Glenelg Slipway (Kylerhea Ferry)
- WRENN ID
- noble-casement-heath
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Highland
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 30 March 2009
- Type
- Slipway
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Glenelg Slipway, designed by Thomas Telford between 1818 and 1821, is a dressed whinstone slipway that features a rare cattle droving ramp. It is situated at the shortest crossing point between the mainland and the Isle of Skye, serving the Kylerhea Ferry. There is a counterpart slipway located on the opposite bank of the Kyle Rhea in Strath Parish.
The slipway consists of large dressed whinstone blocks arranged in courses that slope into the water. It is paved with stone setts, although it has been covered with concrete screed since 2009.
The cattle ramp measures 90 feet by 20 feet and is oriented at a right angle to the slipway. It is laid with roughly coursed cobbles and features a natural rock embankment on the east side. To the west, there is a 120-foot rubble bulwark that curves at an angle where it joins the slipway.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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