FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

We have tried to answer some of the more common questions that we have encountered below:

When are the council going to repair the seawall at the harbour and put the railings back?

Highland Council have stated that they will repair the pier, seawall, pathway to the beach and railings by the end of 2024.

What is soft engineering?

Soft engineering uses soft methods including dredging, beach nourishment, and beach scraping to limit erosion and achieve shoreline stabilization. We are investigating bringing in sand to ‘nourish’ the beach in various areas and we are also looking into replenishing the sand dunes by replanting marram grasses and burying old christmas trees to stabilise the coastal edge. This in turn will encourage wild life to the area and aid the ecological system.

What is hard engineering?

Hard engineering involves using artificial structures to try to control erosion and achieve shoreline stabilization. Methods include gabions, groyens, rock armour, revetments, concrete mattresses and sea walls etc. We already have some of these structures in place along some of the shoreline from the Golspie burn entrance to the sea all the way to the Go Kart Track

What is a bank and berm revetment?

Bank and berms can be produced naturally when sand and/or stones are deposited by the sea producing a ‘slope’ which ends with a levelling off bank type structure. The slope helps to slow down the incoming sea, taking some of the force out of the wave action as the water has to be pushed up hill. This type of structure can also be artificially produced.

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