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Edinburgh, Leith Docks, New Entrance Lock

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Lock (Post Medieval)

Site Name Edinburgh, Leith Docks, New Entrance Lock

Classification Lock (Post Medieval)

Alternative Name(s) Firth Of Forth; Outer Forth Estuary

Canmore ID 51978

Site Number NT27NE 57.03

NGR NT 26501 77830

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/51978

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Edinburgh, oblique aerial view, taken from the S, showing Leith and Leith Docks.
Edinburgh, oblique aerial view, taken from the S, showing Leith and Leith Docks.Outer Harbour and West Pier, Leith Docks, Edinburgh. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north-east.Edinburgh, oblique aerial view, taken from the S, showing Leith Docks in the top half of the photograph, and North Leith in the bottom half.Edinburgh, Leith Docks, New Entrance Lock, NT27NE 57.3, Ordnance Survey index card, RectoView from SSE showing pier with school-ship in entrance lock in distanceScanned image of colour photograph, oblique aerial view, taken from the SSE, centred on Leith Docks with North Leith in the bottom half.Edinburgh, oblique aerial view, taken from the S, showing Leith and Leith Docks.Edinburgh, oblique aerial view, taken from the SSE, centred on Leith Docks with North Leith in the bottom half.

Administrative Areas

  • Council Edinburgh, City Of
  • Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District City Of Edinburgh
  • Former County Midlothian

Archaeology Notes

NT27NE 57.03 26501 77830

Lock [NAT]

OS 1:1250 map, 1971.

Location formerly entered as NT 264 779 to NT 265 777.

For (adjacent to NE) port entrance control building and signal tower (the 'pagoda'), see NT27NE 57.44.

1960's construction; control building ('pagoda') adjacent.

(Undated) information in NMRS.

This entrance lock was built as part of the late 1960's reconstruction of Leith Docks, and incorporates three transverse sliding caisson gates. The port entrance control building and signal tower (the 'pagoda': NT27NE 57.44) stands alongside.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 13 June 2006.

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