Hand Crane, Rodel Harbour, Harris is a Grade B listed building in the Na h-Eileanan Siar local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Harbour, pier.
Hand Crane, Rodel Harbour, Harris
- WRENN ID
- ruined-beam-burdock
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Constituency
- Na h-Eileanan an Iar MP: Torcuil Crichton (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 October 1971
- Type
- Harbour, pier
- OS grid reference
- NG 048 828
- Coordinates
- 57.73761, -6.96101
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Hand Crane at Rodel Harbour in Harris is a notable structure linked to a historic landing place associated with St Clements. In 1786, it was reported that Captain MacLeod of Harris had formed "an excellent graving bank" and two quays at Rodel. One quay allows ships to load or discharge at any tide, while the other is located on the graving bank. These features are represented by the existing quays on the east and west sides of the harbour, along with the curved piers that enclose it, all of which are depicted in Daniell's view from 1819. The quays are constructed of rubble, and the head of the bay is also quayed, leading to the Rodel Hotel. The eastern pier includes a narrow slipway, likely used for cattle landing, while the western pier features a hand-crank wood-jib post crane from the 19th century, which remains functional as of 1991.
Local climate
Hand Crane, Rodel Harbour, Harris sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,590 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 2 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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