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Alloa Harbour
Harbour (Medieval) - (19th Century)
Site Name Alloa Harbour
Classification Harbour (Medieval) - (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Alloa Docks
Canmore ID 47217
Site Number NS89SE 54
NGR NS 88296 92206
NGR Description Centred NS 88296 92206
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Clackmannan
- Parish Alloa
- Former Region Central
- Former District Clackmannan
- Former County Clackmannanshire
NS89SE 54.00 centred 88296 92206
NS89SE 54.01 8845 9200 Dock Warehouse
The harbour is situated on the banks of the Forth at the southern end of The Walk, immediately south of Alloa Glassworks. The harbour is now disused and fenced of. It is difficult to ascertain the extent of the remains because of the restricted access.
Site recorded by GUARD during the Coastal Assessment Survey for Historic Scotland, 'The Firth of Forth from Dunbar to the Coast of Fife' 24 February 1996.
NS89SE 54.00 centred on 88296 92206
NS89SE 54.01 8845 9200 Dock Warehouse
REFERENCE - Scottish Record Office
Repairs and improvements to the harbour of Alloa, Memorandum.
Also repair and lighting of streets of Alloa and road for Sauchie coal.
1798 GD124/17/377
Field Visit (August 1977)
Alloa Harbour NS 884 920 NS89SE
A port is first mentioned in Alloa in 1502; the area of the quayside at the Pow has no structures which appear to be earlier than the mid-19th century, apart from the stone quay, which may be 18th century in date.
RCAHMS 1978, visited August 1977
(Graham, 1969, 212-14)
Field Visit (24 February 1996)
The harbour is situated on the banks of the Forth at the southern end of The Walk, immediately south of Alloa Glassworks. The harbour is now disused and fenced of. It is difficult to ascertain the extent of the remains because of the restricted access.
Site recorded by GUARD during the Coastal Assessment Survey for Historic Scotland, 'The Firth of Forth from Dunbar to the Coast of Fife' 24 February 1996.
