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Portnacon
Scottish Gaelic: *Port nan Con*
Portnacon Scottish Gaelic: Port nan Con;
	Portnacon Location within the Sutherland area
OS grid reference	NC434605
Council area	Highland;
Lieutenancy area	Sutherland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Lairg
Postcode district	IV27 4
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
	List of places UK Scotland 58°30′17″N 4°41′21″W / 58.50459°N 4.68928°W

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Portnacon is a small remote crofting township, and former fishing station, on the west shore of Loch Eriboll in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands in the Scottish council area of Highland. The township is in the parish of Durness and Durness village lies 8 miles (13 km) west along the A838 road. The village of Laid is located 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west from Portnancon along the A838.

Only a few buildings remain of the fishing station, in Portnacon, or Port-na-con, meaning "Port of the Dogs". The fishing pier was also used by a ferry, which crossed the loch until the 1930s.

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+{{unreferenced|date=February 2016}}
+{{Infobox UK place
  |country = Scotland
- |official_name= Portnancon
+ |official_name= Portnacon
  |scots_name=
- |gaelic_name=
+ |gaelic_name= Port nan Con
  |population=
  |os_grid_reference= NC434605
- |map_type=Scotland
+ |map_type=Sutherland
+ |coordinates = {{coord|58.50459|-4.68928|display=inline,title}}
- |latitude=58.50459
- |longitude=-4.68928
  |unitary_scotland= [[Highland (council area)|Highland]]
- |lieutenancy_scotland=
+ |lieutenancy_scotland=[[Sutherland]]
  |constituency_westminster=
  |constituency_scottish_parliament=
  |post_town= [[Lairg]]
  |postcode_district = IV27 4
  |postcode_area= IV
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+'''Portnacon'''  is a small remote [[crofting]] township, and former fishing station, on the west shore of [[Loch Eriboll]] in [[Sutherland]], [[Scottish Highlands]] in the [[Scotland|Scottish]] council area of [[Highland Council area|Highland]]. The township is in the parish of [[Durness]] and Durness village lies {{convert|8|mi|km}} west along the [[A838 road]]. The village of [[Laid, Sutherland|Laid]] is located {{convert|1|mi|km}} south-west from Portnancon along the A838.
+Only a few buildings remain of the fishing station, in Portnacon, or Port-na-con, meaning "Port of the Dogs". The fishing pier was also used by a ferry, which crossed the loch until the 1930s.
-'''Portnancon'''  is a small remote [[crofting]] township, and former, now disused fishing station,  on the west shore of the sea loch, [[Loch Eriboll]] in [[Sutherland]], [[Scottish Highlands]] and is in the [[Scotland|Scottish]] council area of [[Highland Council area|Highland]]. The village of [[Durness]] lies 8 miles along the [[A838 road|A838]] road to the west. The village of [[Laid, Sutherland|Laid]] is located 1 mile southwest from Portnancon along the A838 road.
+{{Commons category|Portnacon|position=left}}
-Only a few buildings remain of the fishing station, in Portnacon, or Port-na-con, meaning "Port of the Dogs". The fishing pier was also used by a ferry, which crossed the loch until the 1930's.
-[[Category:Villages in Highland]]
+[[Category:Populated places in Sutherland]]