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Remains of Old Wharf at Bowling

These posts are the remnants of a wharf (sometimes also referred to as Bowling Pier). Even in the latter half of the 19th century, when the first OS 25-inch-to-the-mile map of this area was made, this site was annotated as the Old Wharf, in contrast to a New Wharf that was located adjacent to the present-day railway station at Bowling. An 1852 reference work for tourists described the New Wharf (calling it "the Railway Pier") as a recent construction, allowing the construction of the Old Wharf to be dated to an even earlier period.

Close to the near end of the ruins there is a mound with two posts on top; this structure is shown in relation to the wharf in the following, more inclusive, view of the same area: NS4573 : Remains of Old Wharf, and mound with posts.

As for the background, a white upright pillar (NS4473 : Millennium Link Monument) can be seen on the right-hand side, in front of the Hill of Dun. On the left-hand side, an obelisk (NS4373 : Henry Bell Monument, Bowling, West Dunbartonshire) is visible on a small promontory.