Old Kilpatrick, Donald's Quay Light
Beacon (19th Century)
Site Name Old Kilpatrick, Donald's Quay Light
Classification Beacon (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) River Clyde; Donald's Quay Navigation Beacon; Ferrydyke
Canmore ID 301747
Site Number NS47SE 256
NGR NS 45870 72996
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/301747
- Council West Dunbartonshire
- Parish Old Kilpatrick (Clydebank)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Clydebank
- Former County Dunbartonshire
NS47SE 256 45870 72996
Navigation Beacon [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1981.
Donald's Quay Light
(flashing red) [NAT]
OS (GIS) MasterMap, January 2010.
Desk Based Assessment (30 June 2017)
Donald’s Quay Light is located on the north bank if the River Clyde, 650m downstream from the Erskine Bridge (NS47SE 70). It was installed in the second half of the 19th century to mark a bend in the river and it is depicted on the 2nd edition of the OS 25-inch map (Dumbartonshire, 1898, Sheet 0.22.12), annotated ‘Donald’s Light (Fixed White and Red)’. It was built at the location of Donald’s Quay, depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 25-inch map (Dumbarton, 1864, Sheet XXII.126).
Information from HES Survey and Recording (AMcC) 30 June 2017.
