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Publication Account
Date 2013
Event ID 979322
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Publication Account
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/979322
The harbour developed on both sides of the South Esk channel leading from Montrose Basin. The quay edge was extensively rebuilt in 1973-5 and land reclaimed for oil support services on the south, Ferryden, side so that Rossie Island is no longer an island.
James Leslie constructed a small wet dock in 1845 but it was infilled in 1981 to give six acres of storage space on land. The pedimented Harbour Buildings had taken prime position facing that dock, three storeys and a clock, and a four-storey warehouse/ flour mill to the rear. Now they are awaiting a new use.
M Watson, 2013
