Taste of Kinlochbervie by Jamie Tam

Coastscape of North West Highlands

Dynamic Coast Shorelines

Introduction

Prediction of the coast shorelines in 2050

Coastal land and coastscape are the integrative places between the sea and the land, they exist solidified zones of fluid transition formed by intense and powerful dynamics. The coasts continue to be constructed by the process of society and environment interaction, in the north west coast of the Scotland’s highlands, the process of the coastal changes was also strongly associated with the human habitation such as cultural relation and the socioeconomic developments over hundred years.

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Erosion Erosion Influence Erosion Vicinity Drift Direction

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There are approximately 10000 km of coast including all 790 islands in Scotland, which covers 69% of the total coastline in the UK. North west coast of highlands was and continue shaping both by the nature and human, due to the erosion and accretion from the flow of the ocean and human constructions.

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Balnakeil Bay

The context of the following maps is according to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), it shows the water condition of the river catchment on the west coast. The SEPA identified the water quality by the access for fish migration, water flows and levels and physical condition. The highlighted conservation areas both coved the ocean and interior. The improvement activities will operate between 2021 and 2027.

Port Chaligaig Pier Lochlash Pier Loch Bervie Pier

Balnakeil Bay is located in the north-west of Durness, there are a long sandy beach and an extensive land of sand dunes covered by marram grass. The area is uninhabited by human, because the sand dunes covered most of the land in Balnakeil, the land condition is hard to graze, farm as well as construct houses.

Sango Bay Sand

Durness

Legend Port of Tarbet Current coastline

Handa Island Ferry Terminal

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Loch a' Chruaidlinn Condition of Water

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Kyle of Durness is an inlet between Achiemore and Balnakeil, its mouth opens into Balnakeil Bay. The Kyle is about 0.5 miles wide, however, due to the tides, there is only a narrow path of water remaining at low tide along most of its length. Kyle of Durness is one of the area of Special Landscape Area, which contains lots of archaeological remains from the prehistoric period.

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Manufactured Coast

Traigh na h-UamhagTraigh Kyle of Durness

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Ferry pier, Landing Stage

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Fishing Industry A map of British Isles Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) and surrounding nations. Internal UK borders are illustrated by thin lines. The highlighted area is Scotland's EEZ.

Slipway Fishing Harbour

Wildlife Conservation Areas

Kinlochbervie

Lochinver Pier

Bodies of protected areas subject to pressures affecting their overall condition

During 1970s and 1980s, Kinlochbervie, Lochinver and Gairloch continued to be a significant fishing port because of their proximity to the North West Fishing Grounds. The fishing industry of Kinlochbervie and Lochinver continue operating today.

Lochinver

Protected areas

Dynamic Coast Shorelines Prediction of the coast shorelines in 2050

Gairloch

Accretion

What pressure are responsible? What activity is responsible? Loch Shin River Shin Catchment Barrier to fish migration Hydroelectricity generation

Erosion Vicinity

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Jamie Tam University of Edinburgh

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Projection: British National Grid

Manufactured Harbour - Lochinver Pier

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Loch Fada Minch Coastal Catchment What pressure are responsible?

Barrier to fish migration

Poll a' Chreadhe Pier

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Ullapool Ferry Terminal Aird Pier

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Manufactured Harbour - Gairloch Pier

Key Sources of Water Pressure Aird an Tuirc Pier

Lochinver harbour is one of the largest fishing port in Scotland, where encourages the European fishermen to come and buy fish. The major development of Lochinver underwent in the 1990s where the facilities of its harbor were reconstructed such as improving the loading area and increasing the number of landing stage.

The water condition of the highlands river basin district is affecting by an abundance of significant issue. The pressure was classed as two types: diffuse source and point source pollution, these pollutions are created by human activities.

Agriculture

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Sea and coastal water transport

Gairloch Pier

Collection and treatment of sewage

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Manufacturing shores and rivers

Refuse disposal

Gairloch harbor located by Charlestown, which is a small village in north west highlands. The shape of the coast provides a safe shore of the boat, so the folk developed the fishing industry in Gairloch. The number of fishing boats has been declined over last 10 years. A few fishermen still work regularly for their living, however, lots of them changed to develop catering and boat club for tourism and visitor activities.

Taste of Kinlochbervie Introduction

Location

Taste of Kinlochbervie is a food production and culinary project, which was inspired by the memories of its fishing industry. Kinlochbervie is a fishing and crofting village in North West Coast. Although the fishing industry has been reduced after 1990s, it continues operating as an important fishing port today. M ea

1870s Kinlochbervie

The design proposal provides an integrated landscape combining the local community with the proposed food production development. The idea of the project is encouraging the visitor experience the North West Coast landscapes through the sense of taste, providing numbers of restaurant to operate where the food supplies by the existing fishing harbour and the proposed farms and greenhouses. The menu of the restaurants would be seasonal and depend on the harvest of the crops and fish.

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Timeline of Kinlochbervie

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The beginning of the fishing industry was starting in Loch Clash Pier by the end of 1945 but because of the harbour and fish market constructed in 1970s, the industry moved away from the ‘old pier’ to the harbour. The composition of the development aims to connecting the ‘old pier’ and the existing harbour, it also provides coastal transport landing on the old pier for the visitors travelling from Lochinver. It aims to bring back the memories of its fishing industry and encourage the visitors to experience the coastal view from the ferry.

Caravan Site

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Connectivity Coastal view

Loch Innis na Ba Buidhe

1900s-1970s

Waterfront Park

landing stage for fishing fleets

Loch Clash Pier

Livestock Farming

Lochclash Pier

In the early 1900’s Kinlochbervie and its surrounding crofting townships were supplied by a steamship landing at Loch Clash pier. This pier and its proximity to rich fishing grounds allowed the development of a fishing industry that has become central to the economy of the area.

Hotel & Tourists Livestock Farming

By the end of 1947, the fishing fleet of North East Scotland had been assisted to leave the overfishing grounds of the North Sea and go further west. People saw the opportunity in this place, made it became a fishing port.

Restaurant Arable Farming Kinlochbervie Harbour Orchard

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During1960s, number of the fishing boats and vessels Lochclash pier because the Kinlochbervie harbor has at that time. After the fishing industry development, residential houses and churches were highly increased

Kinlochbervie Harbour

only landed and run in not been constructed the buildings such as in the town.

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The Scotland fishing industry declined due to the external pressures and Common Fishing Policy in 1990, so the number of fleets was steady decrease.

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The development of the new harbor and fish market operated in the 1970s, the location of the landing vessels moved away from the “Old Pier” at Loch Clash and to the Loch Bervie where is still operating today. During the 1970’s and 1980’s, Kinlochbervie continued to be an important fishing port in Scotland, because its strategic location is closed to the North West Fishing Grounds. The growth of the industry encourages people to work and increased the population of the town.

Jamie Tam University of Edinburgh

Projection: British National Grid

Water body Greenhouse

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Livestock Farm

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Proposed Area

Restaurant

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Hotel & Hostel

Loch Clash Pier The proposed development rearranged Loch Clash Pier to commercial usage in order to encourage tourist travel by the coastal water transport from Lochinver.

Water Boby

However, the fishing industry is still operating. The fish market was upgraded in 2018, the improvement allowed the vessels to land flexibility and ensured the fish quality was preserved.

Restaurant Waterfront Park The waterfront park would be created in the previous fish landing place, it has good views from the bay as well as the shingle and sandy beach.

The food supply of the restaurant would mainly come from the farmlands and fish market. The menu is seasonal, because the crops and fish are different due to the weather and temperature.

Orchard Arable Farm The soil condition of the site is not good for arable farming so it would operate soil improvement before farming such as loosening compacted soil and add nutrients to soil.

The orchard would not only supply to the restaurant but also allow tourist to pick and buy the fruit, where they can enjoy and taste the landscape.

Livestock Farm Livestock grazing is the most significant land use in Kinlochbervie because of the previous development and the environmental condition. The livestock farms would supply beef, sheep and milk to the restaurant.

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Harbour & Fish Market

Greenhouse Th e gr een h ou ses ar e n ear by th e restaurants, offering the crops that cannot grow in the highlands condition such as tomato, lettuce, garlic and onion.

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Restaurant The food supply of the restaurant would mainly come from the farmlands and fish market. The menu is seasonal, because the crops and fish are different due to the weather and temperature.

Kinlochbervie harbour and fish market provides landing stages and related facilities for the fishing boats. The folk sort out the fish from the boats and classify different types of seafood in the fish market.

Farming

Oct 27, 2019 15:48 Jamie Tam University of Edinburgh