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Tiny harbour by Port Appin

Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2025 6:55 pm
by cpedw
Does anyone know the story behind this tiny harbour in Airds Bay, east of Port Appin and west of the entrance to Loch Creran? The harbour is the little notch in the coast on the east side of Airds Bay, close east of the 0.9m spot depth and west of the Tree symbol.

It must have taken quite a bit of effort to construct. I wonder why.
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Re: Tiny harbour by Port Appin

Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2025 10:50 am
by BlowingOldBoots
It is called Cam Phort! It apparently translates to dry dock.

https://www.trove.scot/place/351237

https://pastmap.org.uk/map

There are two historical environmental records (HERS) for the dock but they are not listed. You can request a visit to view https://www.trove.scot/archive/1471208

Re: Tiny harbour by Port Appin

Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2025 12:11 am
by Alan_D
I don't know if it applies in this instance, but in the heyday of Victorian sporting estates the owner and guests would sometimes arrive in the owner's personal steam yacht, and appropriate infrastructure had to be built to accommodate this.