Kennetpans
Harbour (18th Century) - (19th Century)(Possible)
Site Name Kennetpans
Classification Harbour (18th Century) - (19th Century)(Possible)
Canmore ID 48123
Site Number NS98NW 63
NGR NS 91315 88835
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/48123
- Council Clackmannan
- Parish Clackmannan
- Former Region Central
- Former District Clackmannan
- Former County Clackmannanshire
NS98NW 63 913 887
The creek at Kennetpans, though described as a harbour in 1841, seems to have been essentially the outlet for certain local industries. Several features relating to it are still extant.
A Graham 1971.
The site is located on the banks of the Forth at a natural inlet at Kennetpans. Remains of wooden piles are visible on the east and west sides running north/south. Those on the east side are 3-4m long. The remains of two walls also run along the east and west sides. This harbour has silted up considerably with mud. The wooden piles are rotten and the stone is weathered. The site is generally overgrown. The 1st edition OS map shows structural elements on both sides of this harbour as well as a tramway leading to this harbour from Kilbagie chemical and manure works.
Site recorded by GUARD during the Coastal Assessment Survey for Historic Scotland, 'The Firth of Forth from Dunbar to the Coast of Fife' 24th February 1996.
Field Visit (August 1977)
Kennetpans Harbour NS 913 888 NS98NW
Creek used as local harbour for distilleries, coal- and ironstone-mines;
traces of installations are still visible, including a series of wharves,
a large warehouse and the possible remains of a canal to the Kilbagie
distillery.
RCAHMS 1978, visited August 1977
(Lindsay 1968, 188, 212-13; Graham 1969, 246)
Field Visit (16 January 2015)
The site is located on the banks of the Forth at a natural inlet at Kennetpans. Remains of wooden piles are visible on the east and west sides running north/south. Those on the east side are 3-4m long. The remains of two walls also run along the east and west sides. This harbour has silted up considerably with mud. The wooden piles are rotten and the stone is weathered. The site is generally overgrown. The 1st edition OS map shows structural elements on both sides of this harbour as well as a tramway leading to this harbour from Kilbagie chemical and manure works.
Visited by Scotland's Coastal Heritage at Risk (SCHARP) 2015
Laser Scanning (30 August 2016 - 6 September 2016)
Laser scan data was collected to enable an accurate, interpreted plan of the area to be created.
