Laid, Sutherland

Laid is a remote, linear crofting township scattered along the A838 road on the western shore of the sea loch, Loch Eriboll in Sutherland in the northern Scottish Highlands.[1][2] The township is close to the north coast of Scotland in the Scottish council area of Highland around 6 miles (10 km) south of the village of Durness. The township of Portnancon is located 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Laid, along the A838 road.

Laid
  • Scottish Gaelic: An Leathad

Laid along the A838 and Loch Eriboll
Laid
Location within the Sutherland area
OS grid referenceNC411591
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLairg
Postcode districtIV27 4
Dialling code01971

The township was first settled in 1832, being created to house residents of Eriboll who had been cleared from the eastern shore of Loch Erriboll.[3] The population has always been low with a small number of crofts on the land.[1] The primary school closed in 1955.[3]

The area was considered as a site for a proposed "superquarry" during the 1990s. The plan would have meant a Liechtenstein company, Vibel SA, develop the area for quarrying for aggregate use. The plans were dropped and Highland Council excluded the possibility of a major quarry in the area in its late 1990s structure plan,[1] although plans for some mineral development continued.[4][5]

References
  1. Setback for Laid crofters' grazing plan, The Guardian, 1999-10-24. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  2. Gittings B, Munro D Laid, The Gazetteer for Scotland, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  3. Loch Eriboll, Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  4. Highland estate to change hands, Herald Scotland, 2000-03-27. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  5. Crofters want mineral rights loophole closed, Herald Scotland, 2003-01-03. Retrieved 2015-09-29.


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