Port Stoth

Port Stoth

Port Stoth
Port Stoth
Port Stoth is located in Lewis
Port Stoth
Port Stoth
Location on the Isle of Lewis
LocationIsle of Lewis, Scotland, UK
Grid Reference NB524659
Coordinates58°30′39″N 6°15′04″W / 58.510701°N 6.251169°W / 58.510701; -6.251169

Port Stoth, known locally as Stoth and pronounced Stow,[1] is a sheltered inlet just southeast of the Butt of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.[2] It is the most northerly landing in the Outer Hebrides.[3] A track leads down to a slipway which runs across the sandy beach.[4]

Port Stoth is about 400 yards (370 m) from the Butt of Lewis Lighthouse.[5] All the materials for the construction of the lighthouse (between 1859 and 1862) were brought by ship and landed in Port Stoth, due to lack of road infrastructure.[6] The port continued to play an important role in bringing supplies to the lighthouse[1] until about 1960.[6] Supplies and fuel were brought in small cargo vessels when the weather allowed, and were unloaded in Port Stoth by crane. The concrete base still remains, as does a brick storage building.[1]

There is a brick building to the North side of Stoth where shellfish was landed and there are the remains of a hoist fixed to the shore below.

  • Slipway onto the beach
    Slipway onto the beach
  • View showing brick storage building
    View showing brick storage building
  • View from the cliff top
    View from the cliff top
  • View from north of the track
    View from north of the track

References

  1. ^ a b c "Butt of Lewis Lighthouse - Isle of Lewis - Western Isles". Virtual Hebrides. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  2. ^ John Allan (20 October 2010). "NB5265 : Port Stoth". Geograph. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  3. ^ Mike Sullivan; Robert Emmott; Timothy Pickering (8 June 2010). Outer Hebrides. Pesda Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-906095-09-3. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  4. ^ Dave Fergusson (4 October 2007). "NB5265 : Slipway at Port Stoth". Geograph. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  5. ^ "The Butt of Lewis Lighthouse". Comunn Lachdraidh Nis. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Butt of Lewis (Rubha Robhanais)". Undiscovered Scotland: The Ultimate Online Guide. Retrieved 25 August 2011.

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