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Leith Dry Dock off Sandport Street is a masonry dock structure located in the port of Leith, Edinburgh. The dock represents significant investment in maritime infrastructure during the eighteenth century, when Leith developed as a major commercial harbour serving Edinburgh and the wider region. The structure comprises stone-built dock walls and gates designed to allow vessels to be beached and maintained at low tide, a standard feature of early modern port engineering. The dock remains an important surviving example of Leith's historic shipbuilding and repair facilities, which were vital to Scotland's maritime economy during this period.
Leith,dry dock off Sandport Street is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5683. View the official record →
Leith Dry Dock off Sandport Street is a masonry dock structure located in the port of Leith, Edinburgh. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5683.
Leith,dry dock off Sandport Street is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM5683.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Liberton, standing stone, E end of Ravenswood Avenue (6.1 km), Home Farm,enclosure 300m ENE of (7.1 km), Liberton Battery, anti-aircraft battery 100m E of Liberton Kennels (7.4 km).
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