Portnancon
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| Portnancon Gaelic: Port nan Con | |
| Sutherland | |
|---|---|
 Portnancon pier and house on Loch Eriboll | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NC434605 |
| Location: | 58°30’17"N, 4°41’21"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Lairg |
| Postcode: | IV27 4 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Highland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross |
Portnancon is a small, remote crofting township, and former fishing station, on the west shore of Loch Eriboll in Sutherland. The township is in the parish of Durness: Durness village is eight miles to the west, along the A838 road. A small village, Laid, is a mile south-west of 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.
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