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Edinburgh, Leith Docks, Albert Dock, Prince Of Wales Dry Dock

Dry Dock (19th Century)

Site Name Edinburgh, Leith Docks, Albert Dock, Prince Of Wales Dry Dock

Classification Dry Dock (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Prince Of Wales Graving Dock

Canmore ID 51922

Site Number NT27NE 57.18

NGR NT 27168 76891

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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

Archaeology Notes

NT27NE 57.18 27147 76863

Formerly entered as NT27NE 104.

See also NT27NE 57.38.

For associated hydraulic power station (NT 27134 76935), see NT27NE 57.19.

This former dry dock is depicted, but not noted, on the 1970 edition of the OS 1:1250 map. It is situated to the S of the Albert Dock Basin (NT27NE 57.16) and is the larger of a parallel pair, the other being the Alexandra Dry Dock (NT27NE 57.26), which is adjacent (to the S).

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 13 June 2006.

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