An aerial view of Rubh’ an Dunain.
Photograph: © 2011 Morvern Maritime Centre C Martin
A MYSTERIOUS stone-lined canal on the Isle of Skye, possibly built in Viking times to access an early medieval boat repair yard, has been designated a historic monument by Historic Environment Scotland (HES).
The canal, which links a small inland loch to the sea at the end of the uninhabited peninsula of Rubh’ an Dùnain in the foothills of the Cuillins, is described by archaeologists as ‘a rare and significant survival of a harbour complex associated with West Highland and Hebridean galley tradition’.