Description

Charles Ower 1857, opened 1865, converting James Leslie's unfinished tide harbour, begun 1833, to a wet dock of 8.5 acres. Rougly rectangular, with sea entrance at chamfered SE angle: access to Victoria Dock in E wall. Depth 18 feet, entrance width 54 feet. Quayage 2,425 feet of Kingoodie ashlar with capstans and other dockside furniture.

Floating steel caisson dock gate at entrance doubles as bridge.

Statement of Interest

Delayed by litigation with contractors. Now primarily used for timber and scrap metal berths.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17575366

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Recommended Books

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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)