Forestry Commission Works Schedule 2008
Please find below details of the works to be undertaken to improve the Kintyre Way.
| Kintyre Way Programme of works | ||
| Section | Works Required | To Be Completed By |
| General | Counters to be installed. | Counter equipment ordered and been delivered. To be installed as priority 2 works - last 2 weeks June. |
| Tarbert to Claonaig | Extra drainage and resurfacing on boggy track corner. | To be monitored as part of FC track maintenance. |
| Claonaig to Clachan | Strimming | Week commencing 4/6/07 |
| Claonaig to Clachan | Replace temporary waymarker beside the oak grove. | Priority 2 - last 2 weeks June. |
| Claonaig to Clachan | More ditches required. | Price from contractor 1st week June. Works expected end July. |
| Claonaig to Clachan | Plane and sand handrails on bridges. | Priority 2 - last 2 weeks June. |
| Claonaig to Clachan | New stile across fence on the north side of the Larachmore burn. | Week commencing 28th May. |
| Claonaig to Clachan | Ditches over section above boggy area. Boardwalk or culvert some ditches. | Week commencing 28th May. |
| Claonaig to Clachan | Waymarker required where path climbs to Lochan Fraoich. | Week commencing 28th May. |
| Claonaig to Clachan | 1 culvert or small crossing required near Achaglass road. | Week commencing 28th May. |
| Claonaig to Clachan | Crossing needed over ditch before Lochan Fraoich. | Week commencing 28th May. |
| Claonaig to Clachan | Crossing needed half way along path beside Lochan Fraoich. | Week commencing 28th May. |
| Claonaig to Clachan | Clear old internal fence crossing. | Week commencing 28th May. |
| Claonaig to Clachan | Repair gate at head of Lochan Fraoich. | Week commencing 28th May. |
| Claonaig to Clachan | 2 new stiles at head of Lochan Fraoich. | Week commencing 28th May. |
| Claonaig to Clachan | Temporary stakes through Achaglass forest to be replaced by waymarkers. | Week commencing 28th May. |
| Claonaig to Clachan | New stile over fence and drainage works on section between forest and Loch Ciaran | Week commencing 28th May for stile. Construction of path over difficult section by machine rather than attempt remedial drainage works. End of July. |
| Clachan to Tayinloan | 2 waymarkers at crash barrier on the Ronachan road section to be moved closer to the wall. | Priority 2 - last 2 weeks June. |
| Clachan to Tayinloan | Strimming of grass verges on A83 between Ronachan House road end and Ronachan carpark. | 2nd week June. A&BC. |
| Clachan to Tayinloan | Waymarker required at NR 738 544. | Priority 2 - last 2 weeks June. |
| Clachan to Tayinloan | Strimming of entire foreshore section. | Work completed |
| Clachan to Tayinloan | Surface material required on boggy area at NR 725521. | Priority 2 - last 2 weeks June. |
| Clachan to Tayinloan | Replace waymarker at NR 696 496. | Priority 2 - last 2 weeks June. |
| Clachan to Tayinloan | Fish Farm rubbish on shore. | SEPA are investigating |
| Clachan to Tayinloan | 2 Waymarkers required at Ferry Farm. 1 waymarker required at NR 694471. | Priority 2 - last 2 weeks June. |
| Clachan to Tayinloan | Large pile of farm rubbish on shore at Dalmore Farm (NR 694 471). | Killean Estate to quote for collection of rubbish |
| Clachan to Tayinloan | Effluent of some kind flowing to shore from Ferry Farm. | SEPA have already investigated. Alastair Aitken has proposals to develop shore section at Ferry Farm with agreed assistance from the project |
| Tayinloan to Carradale | Additional waymarker required about 1-2 miles after crossing of Carradale Water. | Priority 2 - last 2 weeks June. |
| Carradale to Campbeltown | 2 waymarkers required at Waterfoot low tide option. | Priority 2 - last 2 weeks June. |
| Carradale to Campbeltown | Additional waymarker required where path climbs hill out of Waterfoot bay. | Priority 2 - last 2 weeks June. |
| Peninver Spur | Waymarkers required. | Work completed. Stile required - 1st week June. |
| Machrihanish to Southend | Strimming of heather where route takes a sharp turn upwards through heather. | Job completed by employability team |
| Machrihanish to Southend | More waymarkers required on open hill climb between Largiebaan track and Amod Hill. | Priority 2 - last 2 weeks June. |
| Machrihanish to Southend | Strimming of hill section between Largiebaan track and Amod Hill. | Job completed by employability team |
| Machrihanish to Southend | Insulation of electric fence crossing. | Equipment supplied to S Jones months ago. Has not been used. FC to discuss. |
| Machrihanish to Southend | Several waymarkers to be replaced and moved across Amod farm. | Priority 2 - last 2 weeks June. |
| Machrihanish to Southend | Stiles to be painted blue. | Priority 2 - last 2 weeks June. |
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