2011

NG8139 : Deep-water construction dock

taken 15 years ago, near to Ardarroch, Highland, Scotland

Deep-water construction dock
Deep-water construction dock
This dock was quarried out of the hillside to provide a dry dock where oilfield structures could be built and floated out on a high tide. The dock has a depth of 80m, enabling construction of extremely large structures (including the 600,000-tonne Ninian Central oil storage facility).

In the foreground is a survey station, presumably used in construction of the dock and of its products, and in the background are the Kishorn islands.

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Geographical Context: Coastal Derelict, Disused Construction, Development Docks, Harbours Estuary, Marine Image Buckets ?: Landscape
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Facility [3] · Kishorn Dry Dock [3] · Deep-water Construction Dock [2] ·
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NG8139, 7 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Toby Speight   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 9 July, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 11 July, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NG 8136 3956 [10m precision]
WGS84: 57:23.6243N 5:38.4125W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NG 81398 39793
View Direction
SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
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Image classification(about): Geograph (First for NG8139) · First in 5 Years (TPoint) (about)
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