Archaeology Notes

Event ID 686268

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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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.