Graving dock. Peterhead North Harbour. 1855
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Graving dock. Peterhead North Harbour. 1855
Image: © Martyn Gorman Taken: Unknown
In the North Harbour at Peterhead there is a fine, granite-built, graving, or dry, dock. Today it is used for the repair of fishing vessels but it was built in 1855 to meet the needs of the large Greenland whaling boats.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.504899
Longitude
-1.774702