Bute, St Ninian's Bay
Breakwater (18th Century)
Site Name Bute, St Ninian's Bay
Classification Breakwater (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Stein's Port
Canmore ID 124685
Site Number NS06SW 28
NGR NS 03581 61375
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/124685
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish North Bute
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Buteshire
NS06SW 28 03581 61375
NS 035 615. Stein's Port, St Ninian's Bay. Remains of stone breast for fishings boats.
Sponsor: Buteshire Natural History Society
I Maclagan 1995
Just to the northeast of the north house on St Ninian’s Point can be seen the broken down remains of a quite substantial breakwater (NS 035615). A map date 1781 in the Marquess of Bute’s Archives indicates in relation to that breakwater ‘boats lye here’. This breakwater of sixty to sixty-five yards in length was known as Stein’s Port and besides being used for shelter was used for careening boats.’
I Maclagan 1997
136. St Ninian's Point
NS 03357 61361
Fish trap (possible), poor condition, date unknown.
CFA 2004
This ruinous breakwater is situated on the W side of St Ninian’s Bay, 120m NE of St Ninian’s Chapel (NS06SW 4). It comprises a length of faced drystone rubble walling 4m thick, about 60m in length and about 0.5m in maximum height. The wall extends from the shore in a NE direction before turning to the N about 40m from the shore.
A breakwater is depicted here on May’s estate map of Nether Ardroscadale (1781). It is also shown on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyllshire 1869, Sheet CCIII).
Visited by RCAHMS (GFG, JMH) 6 June 2009.
Antiquarian Mapping (1781)
Reference (1995)
NS 035 615. Stein's Port, St Ninian's Bay. Remains of stone breast for fishings boats.
Sponsor: Buteshire Natural History Society
I Maclagan 1995
Field Visit (1997)
‘Just to the northeast of the north house on St Ninian’s Point can be seen the broken down remains of a quite substantial breakwater (NS 035615). A map date 1781 in the Marquess of Bute’s Archives indicates in relation to that breakwater ‘boats lye here’. This breakwater of sixty to sixty-five yards in length was known as Stein’s Port and besides being used for shelter was used for careening boats.’
I Maclagan 1997
Field Visit (December 2003)
136. St Ninian's Point
NS 03357 61361
Fish trap (possible), poor condition, date unknown.
CFA 2004
Field Visit (6 June 2009)
This ruinous breakwater is situated on the W side of St Ninian’s Bay, 120m NE of St Ninian’s Chapel (NS06SW 4). It comprises a length of faced drystone rubble walling 4m thick, about 60m in length and about 0.5m in maximum height. The wall extends from the shore in a NE direction before turning to the N about 40m from the shore.
A breakwater is depicted here on May’s estate map of Nether Ardroscadale (1781). It is also shown on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyllshire 1869, Sheet CCIII).
Visited by RCAHMS (GFG, JMH) 6 June 2009.
Measured Survey (2009 - 2010)
A series of measured drawings undertaken as part of ACFA's CARES project.
