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South Queensferry, Edinburgh Road, Sealscraig Lane, Former Slaughterhouse

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Remains of the slaughterhouse foundations hewn from the bedrock from south.
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View from east with Forth Road Bridge beyond site of former slaughterhouse.
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View from east with Forth Road Bridge beyond site of former slaughterhouse, taken from Edinburgh Road.
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Detail of carved grips in bedrock. this would have assisted livestock, wheeled traffic to access the Landing Place.
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View of landing place.Site of slaughterhouse on right. Former cottages on left (13 Edinburgh Road).
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View of slaughterhouse slop drain in remains of north wall.
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View of sluice remains. The waste from the slaughtering process would be released into the Firth of Forth at this point. The remains of the holes for attaching a sluice gate are visible.
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View from east with Forth Road Bridge beyond site of former slaughterhouse, taken from Edinburgh Road.
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View of sluice remains . The waste from the slaughtering process would be released into the Firth of Forth at this point. The remains of the holes for attaching a sluice gate are visible.
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View of landing place. Looking south. The anchor holds for the gangplank are visible.
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General view from north of site of slaughterhouse (NT17NW 312), landing place (NT17NW 313) and former cottages (NT17NW 314). A possible slop area can be seen on the extreme right hand side of the image.
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Remains of the slaughterhouse foundations hewn from the bedrock.
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View from south west. The waste sluide from the slaughterhouse can be seen as the dark area in the centre of the image.
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Plan of former slaughterhouse.
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View of landing place. Looking towards former cottage (13 Edinburgh Road). The anchor holds for the gangplank are in this area.
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View of slaughterhouse north wall bedrock onto which the wall would have sat. Note the groove in the stone and roughly carved run off chute/slop area.
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General view from north of site of slaughterhouse (NT17NW 312), landing place (NT17NW 313) and former cottages (NT17NW 314).
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View of site of former slaughterhouse looking north towards North Queensferry.  Remnants of wall survive.
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