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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 686268
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/686268
NO32NW 21 33894 29253
For associated quarry (centred NO 3387 2950), see NO32NW 19.
(Location cited as NO 340 293). Piers and quays, Kingoodie, 18th to 19th century. A somewhat decayed stretch of quayed seashore, with a short pier made of quarry waste. Operated in connection with the nearby sandstone quarries.
J R Hume 1977.
The pier and quays at Kingoodie all seem to be of nineteenth-century date, and are of little archaeological interest, but the following features are worth noting for purposes of comparison:
(i) The very large, well-coursed blocks and slabs used in the pier and wharfage;
(ii) an arched culvert under the pier, presumably intended to give passage to tidal currents to clear out silt;
(iii) a massive stone pawl, circular in section and standing 3ft 4in high above a base 3ft 2 in deep;
(iv) remains of a small timber landing-stage, for use at low water, running out beyond the pierhead.
A Graham 1971.
