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Glasgow, Yorkhill Quay
Quay (20th Century)
Site Name Glasgow, Yorkhill Quay
Classification Quay (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Yorkhill Quays; River Clyde
Canmore ID 167947
Site Number NS56NE 1896
NGR NS 5611 6574
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/167947
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Glasgow (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
Built by the Clyde Navigation Trust about 1908, Yorkhill Quay and Basin were used as the Glasgow base of the Anchor Line until the 1960s when commercial use of the Clyde declined.
Information from RCAHMS (SC) 17 August 2007
Hume, J 1974
Field Visit (1980)
Field Visit (1982)
Desk Based Assessment (October 2001)
Archaeological desk based study carried out on Glasgow Harbour by FIRAT Archaeological Services.
