Old navigation buoy, Esplanade, Greenock
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Old navigation buoy, Esplanade, Greenock
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 3 Aug 2017
A squall is fast approaching down the Clyde from the west. There is a plaque on the river side of the buoy, which reads: CLYDE LIGHTHOUSES TRUST This buoy was laid down by the Trustees at Rosneath Patch in 1880 It was the first flashing buoy to be established to aid navigation D & T Stevenson Engineers to the Trustees
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Image Location
Latitude
55.961678
Longitude
-4.781517