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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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MIDDLE BANK | Middle Bank Middle Bank |
James Hay. Capt. [Captain] W.H. McDougal R.N. [Royal Navy] Scots Craig. |
002 | [situation] Upwards of 3/4 of a mile North of the village of Newport. A small sand bank situated within the line of Low Water in the River Tay it is about forty chains long by about ten chains broad. |
BALLAST BANK | Ballast Bank Ballast Bank |
James Hay, Capt. [Captain] W.H. McDougal R.N. [Royal Navy] Scotscraig. |
002 | [situation] In the North side of the River Tay and West of Craig Pier. A long narrow stripe of sand Bank Situated between the high and Low Water Mark in the River Tay. |
CRAIG PIER | Craig Pier Craig Pier |
James Hay, Pilot. Capt. [Captain] W.H. McDougal R.N. [Royal Navy] Scotscraig. |
002 | [situation] On the North side of the Tay and East of the Ballast Bank. A strong and firmly built Stone pier projecting from the high to Low Water mark on the laft side of the river Tay It was built by the government as a place of landing and departure for a ferry boat. across the river Tay. at this point. and is still used exclusively for. the same but it is now the property of the Midland Railway Company. |
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