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Girvan Harbour
Earthwork (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Girvan Harbour
Classification Earthwork (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Girvan Water
Canmore ID 62040
Site Number NX19NE 16
NGR NX 181 981
NGR Description NX c. 181 981
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/62040
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Girvan
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NX19NE 16 c. 182 981
For Girvan harbour, see NX19NE 75.00.
This 'forte of eartht' is referred to in an English 16th century report as extant, and the possibility of attacking it and subsequently garrisonning it with one or two hundred men is mentioned.
R B Armstrong 1884.
There was a 'fort of earth' near the mouth of the Girvan Water.
J Smith 1895.
No information on this earthwork was found and both sides of the Girvan Water are built up or under golf courses, ornamental gardens, etc.
Visited by OS (RDL) 7 February 1963.
