Kingholm Quay View from SSW showing basin

Description Kingholm Quay View from SSW showing basin

Date 1967

Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 602240

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Kingholm Quay, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway Kingholm Quay was rebuilt in about 1836-40 with a basin capable of taking deeper-draughted vessels than could navigate to Dumfries. The basin is at an angle to the navigable channel of the River Nith, and was fitted with sluices to allow silt to be scoured out of the basin at low tide. This shows the basin from the south-east. The sluices are in the far corner of the basin, but had obviously not been used for many years. On the right is a corner of a transit shed for short-term storage of goods being handled at the port. This harbour, and Glencaple Quay, nearer the mouth of the River Nith, seem to have been used in the post-World War II period, but improved road transport put paid to much coastal shipping, and by 1967 the basin was only being used by small pleasure craft, as seen here. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H67/337/1B

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/602240

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