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West Quay, Harbour, Port Glasgow

A Category B Listed Building in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9368 / 55°56'12"N

Longitude: -4.6888 / 4°41'19"W

OS Eastings: 232150

OS Northings: 674790

OS Grid: NS321747

Mapcode National: GBR 0G.YW3R

Mapcode Global: WH2MJ.Y1FM

Plus Code: 9C7QW8P6+PF

Entry Name: West Quay, Harbour, Port Glasgow

Listing Name: Port Glasgow Harbour, West Quay

Listing Date: 9 October 1990

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 385967

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB40084

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Port Glasgow, Harbour, West Quay

ID on this website: 200385967

Location: Port Glasgow

County: Inverclyde

Town: Port Glasgow

Electoral Ward: Inverclyde East Central

Traditional County: Renfrewshire

Tagged with: Architectural structure Wharf

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Description

Late 18th/early 19th century in appearance. Quay faced with coursed squared rubble blocks, paired stones projecting about 3' below deck intended to clasp vertical timber buffering (some timbers survive at E); top stones secured in place by rectangular whinstone tenon keys. Curved on plan at W end. Rails survive for crane which lifted buoys from store to tender; inset near-centre has modern sheet-piling; nearer to E, stone steps. Cast-iron bollards. Causey setts survive at nid section, more probably below tar.

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