Greenock, Garvel Wet Dock, North Leading Light
Beacon (19th Century)
Site Name Greenock, Garvel Wet Dock, North Leading Light
Classification Beacon (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Garvel Point; Garvel Docks; Greenock Harbour; Upper Firth Of Clyde; Inner Clyde Estuary
Canmore ID 281765
Site Number NS27NE 31.02
NGR NS 29254 75979
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/281765
- Council Inverclyde
- Parish Greenock
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Inverclyde
- Former County Renfrewshire
NS27NE 31.02 29254 75979
Leading Light (fixed white) [NAT]
OS 1:2500 map, 1965.
Leading Light (fixed white) [NAT]
OS (GIS) AIB, June 2006.
Desk Based Assessment (16 August 2017)
Nothing now remains of a leading light that was located on the North West Pier at the entrance to James Watt Dock, which was built between 1878 and 1886. It is first depicted on the OS 1:1250 plan of 1965 (NS2975NW – A) and annotated Leading Light ‘Fixed White’. At that time another Leading Light (NS27NE 31.03) was situated on the opposite side of the entrance.
Information from HES Survey and Recording (AMcC) 16 August 2017.
