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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 695460
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/695460
NR88NE 33.00 centred 85381 85333
Crinan Canal entrance is at grid reference NR 8532 8528.
For list of sites related sites to Crinan Canal, see NR88NE 24.00 Crinan Canal.
NR88NE 33.01 NR 85467 85309 Ardrishaig Harbour, Lighthouse
NR88NE 33.02 NR 85407 85333 Ardrishaig, Breakwater
NR88NE 33.03 NR 8524 8532 Ardrishaig, Harbour House and Offices
See also:
NR88NE 75 NR 85373 85388 Ardrishaig, Pier
In 1850 the entrance to this harbour was deepened by almost two feet with the aid of a small dredging-machine.
J Lindsay 1968.
The harbour is visible on the aerial photograph of Ardrishaig from SE and the harbour square is shown on a close-up photograph.
At the harbour is a round-ended pier (NR88NE 33.02) flanking the canal entrance and modern navigational lights (NR88NE 33.01) at the end of this breakwater.
RCAHMS 1992.
The harbour is clearly visible on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyllshire 1873, sheet clxx), on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyllshire 1900, sheet clxxNE), on the current edition of the OS 10000 map (1981) and on the OS 1:10000 raster map (ND).
Information from RCAHMS (MD) 12 July 2001.
