Survey Data
Reg No
30407602
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Pier/jetty
Date
1860 - 1900
Coordinates
74161, 231573
Date Recorded
02/09/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Pier, built c.1880, having granite block walls, partly rebuilt in concrete, with concrete steps to north elevation. South elevation has shallow batter and is of rougher mortared stone construction. Mortared stone surface having drains with recent iron grill covers. Cast-iron mooring post and iron rings. Recent galvanised steel railings and ladder to south elevation. Conical rubble stone channel marker cairn adjacent to east end of pier.
Appraisal
This small and functional pier reflects the importance of maritime activity to this area, while the design with drains on the pier surface and its battered southern elevation hint at the ferocity of winter storms this structure needs to endure.