Dysart, Harbour View of Inner Basin, looking S to Outer Basin
SC 444499
Description Dysart, Harbour View of Inner Basin, looking S to Outer Basin
Date 1974
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 444499
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Dysart Harbour, Fife Dysart was an important commercial harbour from the 17th century, and was improved in 1831 by the construction of a small wet dock for coal shipment. After it was superseded as a port it became a minor fishing harbour, and is now a small boat haven. This view shows the inner basin, with its gated entrance from the outer basin on the right. The gate had long been out of use. The warehouse on the left had been converted into a yachting clubhouse. As can be seen, the harbour dries out at low tide, restricting its utility. The building of the wet dock was an attempt to get over this disadvantage for vessels of medium size, by the standards of the early 19th century. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H74/190/2
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