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Sheer Legs (20th Century)

Site Name Inverness, Thornbush Slipway, Sheer-legs

Classification Sheer Legs (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Inverness Harbour; South Kessock; River Ness; Thornbush Quay; Thornbush Shipyard; River Ness

Canmore ID 13360

Site Number NH64NE 128.02

NGR NH 65994 46556

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/13360

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Inverness, Anderson Street, Thornbush Slipway and Shipbuiding Yard
General view of slipway and works from Thornbush Quay (from NW), sheerlegs in foreground

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Inverness, Anderson Street, Thornbush Slipway and Shipbuiding Yard General view of slipway and works from Thornbush Quay (from NW), sheerlegs in foreground

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

1974

© HES. Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume

Aerial view of Thornbush quay and slipway

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Aerial view of Thornbush quay and slipway

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1991

© Crown Copyright: HES

Detail of base of front stay of sheer legs.

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Detail of base of front stay of sheer legs.

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26/4/1989

© RCAHMS

Detail of drive motor, gear train and cable drum for sheer legs

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Detail of drive motor, gear train and cable drum for sheer legs

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26/4/1989

© RCAHMS

Detail of switch gear and brake lever for sheer legs motor.

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Detail of switch gear and brake lever for sheer legs motor.

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26/4/1989

© RCAHMS

Aerial view of Thornbush quay and slipway

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Aerial view of Thornbush quay and slipway

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1991

© Crown Copyright: HES

Detail of main brake wheel and bond for sheer legs.

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Detail of main brake wheel and bond for sheer legs.

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26/4/1989

© RCAHMS

Aerial view of Thornbush quay and slipway

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Aerial view of Thornbush quay and slipway

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1991

© Crown Copyright: HES

View from south west of sheer legs on Thorbush Quay

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View from south west of sheer legs on Thorbush Quay

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26/4/1989

© RCAHMS

Inverness, Thornbush Quay, Sheerlegs
General View

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Inverness, Thornbush Quay, Sheerlegs General View

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

1977

© HES. Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume

Sheer legs detail of back stay feed screw and drive.

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Sheer legs detail of back stay feed screw and drive.

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26/4/1989

© RCAHMS

Inverness, Thornbush Quay, Sheerlegs
General View

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Inverness, Thornbush Quay, Sheerlegs General View

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

1977

© HES. Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume

Aerial view of Thornbush quay and slipway

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Aerial view of Thornbush quay and slipway

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1991

© Crown Copyright: HES

Inverness, Thornbush Quay, Slipway
General View

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Inverness, Thornbush Quay, Slipway General View

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

1977

© HES. Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume

View from south west of sheer legs on Thorbush Quay

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View from south west of sheer legs on Thorbush Quay

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26/4/1989

© RCAHMS

Detail of main motor solenoid brake for sheer legs.

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Detail of main motor solenoid brake for sheer legs.

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26/4/1989

© RCAHMS

Thornbush Quay, South Kessock, Inverness, NH64NE 142, Ordnance Survey index card

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Thornbush Quay, South Kessock, Inverness, NH64NE 142, Ordnance Survey index card

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Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England

c. 1958

© Crown Copyright: HES (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Collection)

Aerial view of Thornbush quay and slipway

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Aerial view of Thornbush quay and slipway

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1991

© Crown Copyright: HES

Inverness, Anderson Street, Thornbush Slipway and Shipbuiding Yard
General view of slipway and works from Thornbush Quay (from NW), sheerlegs in foreground

Aerial view of Thornbush quay and slipway

Detail of base of front stay of sheer legs.

Detail of drive motor, gear train and cable drum for sheer legs

Detail of switch gear and brake lever for sheer legs motor.

Aerial view of Thornbush quay and slipway

Detail of main brake wheel and bond for sheer legs.

Aerial view of Thornbush quay and slipway

View from south west of sheer legs on Thorbush Quay

Inverness, Thornbush Quay, Sheerlegs
General View

Sheer legs detail of back stay feed screw and drive.

Inverness, Thornbush Quay, Sheerlegs
General View

Aerial view of Thornbush quay and slipway

Inverness, Thornbush Quay, Slipway
General View

View from south west of sheer legs on Thorbush Quay

Detail of main motor solenoid brake for sheer legs.

Thornbush Quay, South Kessock, Inverness, NH64NE 142, Ordnance Survey index card

Aerial view of Thornbush quay and slipway

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Council Highland
Parish Inverness And Bona
Former Region Highland
Former District Inverness
Former County Inverness-shire

Archaeology Notes

NH64NE 128.02 65994 46556

See also NH64NE 129.03.

Formerly entered as NH64NE 129.09 and NH64NE 142.

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