Metal sculpture
Introduction
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Metal sculpture
Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 8 Aug 2008
This artwork is located beside a roundabout, from which a road leads to a supermarket (Image). The sculpture is set among the trees that are visible behind the sign in Image; it recalls the shipbuilding heritage of the area. For example, the 1862 OS map shows Daniel Rankin's "Victoria Shipbuilding Yard", located just to the south of the area that is now occupied by the supermarket. Not far to the west, on ground that would later be occupied by a distillery, was Archibald McMillan's shipyard (see Image and Image). There were other yards nearby, including those at Woodyard and Sandpoint (see Image, Image, and other links from those items). For another contributor's pictures of the artwork, see Image and Image
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Image Location
Latitude
55.943253
Longitude
-4.561891