Archaeology Notes
Event ID 847202
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/847202
NT17NW 181.02 12189 78687
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Site recorded by GUARD during the Coastal Assessment Survey for Historic Scotland, 'The Firth of Forth from Dunbar to the Coast of Fife' 18th February 1996.
Large traditional type of capstan situated on top of concrete platform immediately SE of the S end of the E pier.
The capstan has been painted in black and white vertical strips and was made by Douglas & Grant Ltd Engineers in 1917 at their Kirkcaldy works.
The concrete platform has metal hatches opening to several compartments.
The Civil Engineers plan (185/62, 12 October 1959), plan shows this as a capstan and inflammable stores.
Visited by RCAHMS (DE, EL), 12 September 2006