Port a' Bhodaich

From the Glasgow Herald, Monday 10 March 1851: "It was at one time supposed that the low duty imposed upon spirits, the small allowance which is granted to regular distillers who make malt whisky, and the perfection to which the art of making the "mountain dew" has been brought by the legal manufacturer, together with the comprehensive and complete preventive system organized by those intrusted with this department of the revenue machinery, would have put an entire stop to all private malting and distilling. Not so, however. It would appeal that the present generation of Highlanders have a propensity to violate the laws of their country in this respect, which, if it be not as powerful as it was in their forefathers, is such, at any rate, as to render them incapable of resisting the temptation presented to them in the low price of grain, and the disproportionately high price which whisky continues to fetch in the market; for even in Kintyre, where high farming, sheep farming, and various other southern improvements are fast superseding the customs of the Celts, several smuggling operations have been detected on both sides of the country during the last few weeks. "On the Caradale side, and about Grogport, the officer and cutter-men who have charge of that neighbourhood, have made four or five detections; ..." Britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. (2022). The Causes and Prospects Of Smuggling. | Glasgow Herald | Monday 10 March 1851 | British Newspaper Archive. [online] Available at: Link [Accessed 26 May 2022]. ‌

Looking across coastal rocks and Port na h-Uamha to the derelict croft of Sunadale.

The shore at Grogport is very attractive, with a good mix of sand and rock outcrop. The varied roof profiles of the distant cottages are unusual.

The fine bridge shows signs of recent repairs, which were not particularly sympathetic since the stone utilised is quite alien to the original structure.

Outcrops of Dalradian schist on the beach are wonderfully eroded and cleaned by wave action. Gentle folding and significant shear stress have resulted in the injection of white quartz veins which emphasise the foliation and localisation of strain during metamorphism.

Grogport is a tiny hamlet on the B842 north of Carradale on the east coast of the Kintyre Peninsula.

By the B842, in parish of Saddell and Skipness (Kintyre District), Grogport, set into stone wall by gate to Acra. Inscription reads:- FROM CAMPBN 19 MILES Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: AB_CTCN19

Milestone by the B842, in parish of Saddell and Skipness (Kintyre District), North of Sunadale, on verge in birch woods, West side of road. Inscription reads:- FROM CAMPBᴺ 20 MILES Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: AB_CTCN20

Looking south-westward.

Looking north-eastward.

Looking south-westward.

Looking northward.