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MAP 1: EROSIONID Name of coastal section NGR Length of coastal section Type of erosion present Description1 South-west of Rubha an Aoil NF 9162 8032 to NF 9180 0.2km Eroding Short section of coastline with scouring of coast edge deposits.80432 Rubha an Aoil NF 9180 8043 to NF 921080790.4km Accreting and eroding Erosion of coast edge and accumulation of sand and shingle deposits onbeach, perhaps as a result of recent storm event.3 Rubha Mhànais to LochBhatarsaidhNF 9210 8079 to NF 928081642km Eroding or stable The rocky shoreline around Loch a Bhàigh is primarily stable withlocalised scouring of deposits at coast edge.4 Loch Bhatarsaidh to Lag na Muice NF 9280 8164 to NF 936082561.9km Eroding Baile – manmade deposits of building rubble at erosion point.Taraloch beach - the beach has sheer cliff faces on the dune front.5 Lag na Muice to Beinn Ghainche NF 9360 8256 to NF 938083150.9km Stable A stable area of coastline along the rocky south-east edge of BeinnGhainche.6 Beinn Ghainche to Rogh NF 9380 8315 to NF 922883801.8km Eroding or stable Coastline is principally stable due to low reefs and rock slopes along thisstretch, but sporadic episodes of erosion noted, particularly at NF 93748312 where grass cover has been lost, exposing machair sand to deflation.UISN/1051/020CFA