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Kingsbarns: A Farmers’ Harbour

Kingsbarns: A Farmers’ Harbour <jats:p> Kingsbarns harbour was constructed in the nineteenth century primarily to facilitate the movement of agricultural goods. The first investment was made by the land-owner but gradually allowed to deteriorate. The second was made by a local farmer to facilitate the shipping of potatoes. It failed ultimately not so much because of poor engineering but because it was displaced by the completion of the railway round the coast of Fife, and was then allowed to fall into disrepair. Its mode of construction, with stones placed vertically, was not archaic as is sometimes supposed, but was common in Victorian harbour construction as an alternative to using blocks placed horizontally. </jats:p> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Scottish Historical Studies Edinburgh University Press

Kingsbarns: A Farmers’ Harbour

Journal of Scottish Historical Studies , Volume 36 (1): 1 – May 1, 2016

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Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Copyright
Edinburgh University Press 2016
Subject
Historical Studies
ISSN
1748-538x
eISSN
1755-1749
DOI
10.3366/jshs.2016.0165
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Abstract

<jats:p> Kingsbarns harbour was constructed in the nineteenth century primarily to facilitate the movement of agricultural goods. The first investment was made by the land-owner but gradually allowed to deteriorate. The second was made by a local farmer to facilitate the shipping of potatoes. It failed ultimately not so much because of poor engineering but because it was displaced by the completion of the railway round the coast of Fife, and was then allowed to fall into disrepair. Its mode of construction, with stones placed vertically, was not archaic as is sometimes supposed, but was common in Victorian harbour construction as an alternative to using blocks placed horizontally. </jats:p>

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Journal of Scottish Historical StudiesEdinburgh University Press

Published: May 1, 2016

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