New dock sills ST. 21ft, N. 18ft. Accn. The harb. is formed by the river Ayr, which falls into the sea between picrs, having the entrance sheltered by a breakwater with an opening 320ft wide, facing NW. by W. The banks of the river are quayed on each side from the bridge seaward, and afford about 1,200 yards of wharfage. There is a wet dock to the N. of the harb., with an area of 8 acres. W. of E. 6oft; also a basin 300ft long, 25oft broad. Depth at ONT. 18ft, OST, 21ft. Steam cranes to 30 tons, and every facility. Special appliances for the shipment of coals and bunkering large steamers. There is also a patent slipway, 80oft long x 60ft wide. Ry. G. & S.W. Charges. Harb. rates, 2d to 5d reg. ton. Anchorage from 1/ for vessels of 20 reg. tons to 10/ for vessels of 500 reg. tons and upwards. Rates for planks and shutes, for 100, 2/, and 1/ for each additional 100 tons. Rates on goods, shipped, unshipped, or transhipped, from Id to 1/, and 5/ for gunpowder. Pilotage. C. Vessels engaged in the coasting and foreign trade d ton. Vessels engaged in the foreign trade ad ton. Towage. In or out of harb.: 40 reg. tons to 250, id per ton; 250 and under 500, 11d; 500 and upwards, Id. From or to half a mile beyond the present pierhead of the harb. Id reg. ton; from one berth in the harb. to another d reg. ton. Officials. Secy. to Trust, H. Young; Harb. Master, Alexander Mackenzie; Coll. of Harb. Dues, D. J. Lockhart; Coll. of H.M. Cust., J. W. Slater; Lloyd's Agent, James Hamilton. BABBACOMBE, Devon. A Pier in Babbacombe Bay, near Torquay. Auth. The Corporation of Toiquay, under the Babbacombe Pier Order, 1901. BADACHRO HARBOUR, Loch Gairloch, Rosshire. Lat. 57° 40′ N; long. 5° 42′ W. Auth A. Mackenzie, Dry Island, Gairloch. A fish-curing station, having a sheltered little basin, much frequented by small craft. Has telegraph communication. D. at entrance 5fms. No charge loading or unloading. BADEN TARBAT, Ross and Cromarty. A Steamboat Pier in Loch Broom. Auth. County Council. BAGILLT, Flintshire.-See Chester. Lat. 53° 17′ N; long. 3° 12′ W. Auth. Owners, Walkers, Parker & Co., Ld. THW. f. and c. 11h 58m. W. prev. SW. and NE. Used principally by Messrs Walkers' vessels; steam cranes and goods wharves. Ry. & L. N. W. Charges. Various, from 4d per ton. BALBRIGGAN.-See Dublin, Lat. 53° 36′ 45′′ N; long 6° 10′ 40′′ W. Auth. Dublin Port and Docks Board, under the Balbriggan Pier and Harbour Order, 1867. Tr. Muslin, embroidery, and hosiery, fisheries, &c. THW. f. and c. 1oh 40m. Harbour dries at LW. D. at HWST. 1oft. Used principally by vessels drawing up to 8ft. Quayage 684 yds. Ry. G.N. (I.) Charges. 6d per ton on vessels. Ballast 1/ per ton, gas light id per ton. Net rates same as Dublin. Officials. Sec., N. Proud; Harb. Màster, Thos, Knight; Lloyd's Agent, T. Neill. D. BALCARRY (Auchencairn). A sheltered anchorage and lifeboat station on the Solway Firth. ST. 22ft mouth of bay. Auth. W. McEwen, Hon. Sec. BALINTORE, Ross-shire. A small harbour in parish of Fearn. Auth. Harbour Trustees under Balintore Harbour Order, 1889. BALLACHULISH, Argyll. A Steamboat Pier South of the entrance to Loch Leven, belonging to the Trustees of the Ballachulish Estate. Agents. Millar Robson and Maclean, 26 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh. BALLANTRAE, Ayrshire, at the mouth of the Stinchar. Lat. 55° 7' N; long. 5° 2' W. Pop. 600. Post-town, Girvan. A small harb., dry at LW., with stone pier, having D. of 8ft HWST. THW. f. and c. 11h 28m. No dues. BALLINA, Co. Mayo, Ireland. Lat. 54° 10' N; long. 9° 15' W; Pop. with its suburb Ardnaree, 5,800. Auth. River Moy Commissioners, by Statute, 1860. Tr. I. Foodstuffs, coal, timber, general; E. Timber, oats, bag ore. THW. f. and c. 5h 15m. D. bar and quay, 16ft and neaps II HWST. and 5ft LWST. L.V. 750 tons. Two cranes. Ry, M.G.W. Charges. Harb. dues, 6d per ton reg.; if not less than one-third ships' burden, 3d per ton; loading and discharging about 8d. Pilotage. C. 2/ per ft in dft for vessels from or for home ports; 3/ per ft for vessels from or for foreign ports. Officials. Sec., P. Gallagher; Harb. Master, G. H. Hately. BALLINACURRA.-See Cork. BALLINCOURTY.-See Dungarvan. BALLINTOY, Co. Antrim, Ireland. Lat. 55° 7′ N; long. 6° 30′ W. Auth. F. Herdman, Esq., of Belfast. THW. f. and c. 6h 28m. In a bad state of repair and now used only by fishing boats. Charges. 6d per ton on vessels. BALLYCASTLE, Co. Antrim, Ireland. Lat. 55° 12′ N. long. 6° 15' W. Pop. 1,500. Auth. Ballycastle Shipping Co., Ltd., owners of pier. Tr. I. Coal, slates, manure, &c.; E. Sand, gravel, limestone, kelp, macadam, potatoes, beans, eggs, &c. Accn. Iron and concrete pier, 450ft long, having one berth each side, 15ft E. side, 17ft W. side, LWOST. Springs rise 3ft, neaps 2ft. HW. at pier f. and c. 6h 42m. Steam crane on pier. LV. s.s. Gardenia, 544 tons. W. sheltered from E. round by S to W. Charges. Use of pier by arrangement. BALLYCOTTON, Co. Cork, Ireland. Lat. 51° 49′ N; long. 7° 59′ W. Pop. 350. Auth. Cork County Council. THW. f. and c. 5h 38m. D. at entrance, and berth, 5fms at HW. 2 fms LW. Charges. On loading and discharg¡ng, 3d per ton: Official. Thomas Neville, Harb. Master. BALLYCROVANE, Harb. in Kenmare Bay, Co. Kerry, Ireland. An anchorage in about 4 fms, BALLYSHANNON, Co. Donegal, Ireland. Lat. 54° 31′ N; long. 8° 2′ W. At the mouth of the Erne. Auth. Harb. Commrs., under Ballyshannon Harb. Order, 1886. En, occasionally difficult. Tr. I. Timber, coal' iron, salt, slates, maize, flour, fire clay, bricks, bran; E Native timber. THW. 5h 18m. D. on bar 3ft LWST., and 6ft LWNT.; 13ft HWST., and 1oft HWNT. Channel is about 110 to 150 yds wide, with depth of about 12ft, except near the bar; and 18 to 20 ft at wharves, LW. Ry. G.N.I. Charges. On vessels, 2d per ton reg.; on cargo, 3d to 4d per ton. Cargo outwards 2d per reg. ton. If vessel takes ballast out (in limestone or sand) Id per ton is charged. If vessel proceeds to sea empty, no charge. Cost of discharging cargo is from 2d to 2d per ton. Pilotage. N.C. Coasters 2/6 in, 2/ out, per ft dft.; foreign 3/6 in, 3/ out, per ft dft. Official. Sec. to Harb. Commrs., Edward Lynch. BALLYSODARE, Co. Sligo, Ireland. Lat. 54° 18′ N; long. 8° 25′ W. A small port with secure anchorage for two or three small vessels in 13ft LW. THW. f. and c. 6 h 35 m. No harb. authority. Ry. M. & G. W. (I.). BALMERINO, Fifeshire. River Tay. Lat. 56° 25′ N; long. 3° 2' W. Pop. 800. Auth. Owner, THW, f. and c. 2h 44m. There is a stone pier, 120ft long, connected with a timber jetty, with about 1oft at HWST. alongside. Dry at LW. Ry, N.B. Hon. Morton Gray Stuart, Kinfauns Častle. 9° 16' W. Pop. 150. BALTIMORE, Co. Cork, Ireland. Lat. 51° 27′ N; long. Auth. Harbour Commissioners, under Baltimore and Skibbereen Harbour Order, 1884. THW. f. and c. 4h 23m. An anchorage for vessels drawing up to 18ft. Official. Harb. Constable, J. Brown. BAMBOROUGH, Northumberland, 15m SE. from Berwickon-Tweed. Coastguard station. BANDON QUAY.-See Kilmacsimon Quay. BANFF, Banffshire. Lat. 47° 42' N; long. 2° 31′ W. Pop. about 4,003. Auth. Harb. Trust, under Banff Harbour Act and Orders 1840 to 1911. T. I. Coal, timber, iron, stones, and general goods; E. Timber, corn, herrings, &c. THW. f. and c. oh 28m; Sp. rise 10ft; N. 8ft; R. of N. 5ft. W. prev. W., most dangerous from NW. to NE. The outer entrance has a width of 45ft. No vessel.can enter at LW. of ST. The harb. consists of an inner and outer basin; the area within the walls is about 4 acres. There is entire safety in the inner basin, 300ft by 230ft, with 1,600ft of quayage; but in LT. loaded vessels can only enter outer basin, 290ft by 190ft, where they discharge part cargo. At NT. vessels drawing not more than 10ft can enter outer basin, and at ST. 131⁄2ft, or about, according to direction of W. and state of sand; and vessels can enter inner basin at NT., drawing 8ft, and at ST. 10дft, varying as before mentioned. Morton's Patent Slipway is 8oft long by 27ft wide. H. of T. ST. 12ft to 16ft; N. 1oft to 13ft. Crane, and other accommodation. Ry. G.N. (S.) Charges. Harb. dues inwards and outwards 2d reg. ton each way. Water and pier lights about Id reg. ton. Plankage 6d for each plank. Pilotage. NC. No recognised pilots, but men who act as such. Rates 4d per ton in and out. Towage. Boat with kedge and warp 5/ per vessel. Officials. Clerk to Harb. Trust, F. A. Watt; Berthing Master, James Cormack; Lloyd's Agent, J. W. R. Simpson. BANGOR, Carnarvonshire. Lat. 53° 13' N; long. 4° 8′ W. Pop. about 12,000. Auth. For pier, &c., the Corporation under Act of 1894. BANGOR, Co. Down, Ireland. Lat. 54° 39′ N; long. 5° 40 W. Pop. 10,000. Auth. Lady Clanmorris, under Harbour Orders 1863 to 1894. Tr. I. Coals and limestone; E. Timber and bricks. THW. f. and c. rrh 8m. There is 110 bar. Accn. Promenade pier, length 920 ft, berths for four steamers. D. at end HWST, 24ft, LWNT. 17ft. Harb. dries at LW. D. 17ft HWST. The depth is being greatly increased. There is a pier and landing stage for steamers plying to Belfast, with crane, use 4d per ton. Ry. B. & C.D. Charges. 3d per ton on vessels, deals 1/ per standard, timber of all kinds, except deals, 3d per load; flour and meal 2d per 280lb, potatoes 3d per ton, coals 3d per ton, bricks 9d per 1,000; slates 3d per 1,000, iron 4d per ton, lead and all other ores 1/ per ton, rock salt 3d per ton, tiles 6d per 1,000, light goods 2d per barrel bulk, heavy goods 8d per ton, oils 3d per 36 gals, machinery 2d per cwt. Passenger steamers d per ton or £100 a year. Pier lights, d per ton reg. Officials. J. S. Lyle, J.P.; Harb. Master, H. Palfrey. BANNOW, Co. Wexford, near the submerged town of Bannow. No harbour. D. 15ft HWST., 1oft HWNT. BANTRY, Co. Cork, Ireland. Lat. 50° 40′ N; long. 9° 45′ W. THW. f. and c. 3h and 47m. Rise of tide, 1oft ST., 7ft NT. There is no harb. authority. Bantry Bay, 21m long by 4m to 6n wide, includes Bantry and Glengariffe harbs., and Berehaven, and affords security and anchorage to the largest vessels. Other harbs. in this bay-Adrigole and Castletown-offer suitable accommodation for smaller vessels. Two piers-old pier and railway pier12ft to 16ft ST. Old pier drys at lover water N'T. Ry. C.B. & S.C. Charges. 3d per ton pier toll. No port charges. Pilotage. NC. Official. Harb. Constable, Lewis W. Trust. BARKING, Essex. On Barking Creek or Roding; Thames. Auth. Port of London Authority. Tr. I. Timber and building materials. D.E. 14ft HW.; berth, 9ft HW.; dry at low tide. Navigable for coasters and small steamers up to 500 tons. Rys. G.E., L.T. & S., and M.D. Charges. Barges exceeding 65 tons using wharf, 7/6 for 48 hours; afterwards, 7/6 additional per 24 hours or part thereof. Steam and other vessels, 15/ and 10/ respectively. Official. Town Clerk, H. Hargreaves. BARKS-UNDER-CLIFF,-See Laugharne, BARLOCHAN.--See Kipford. BARMOUTH, Merionethshire. Lat. 52° 40′ N; long. 4° 5' W. Pop. 3,000. Auth. Harb. Board, under Statute 1797. THW. f. and c. 7h 41m. A small tidal harb., with about 410ft of quayage. D. 14ft HWST. At quay, NT. 8ft. Ry. Cam. Officials. Treasurer, Rhys Jones; Secretary, T. M. Williams; Harb. Master, Hugh Jones. BARNPOOL, Plymouth. I buoy for men-of-war. No vessels allowed to anchor; no quays or berth. Deep water. Official. Harb. Master. Lat. 51° BARNSTAPLE, Devonshire. On the river Taw. 7' N; long. 4° 4′ W. Pop. 14,500. Auth. Town Council of Barnstaple (Rollesquay, Hon. Mark Rolle.) Tr. I. Coal, manure, oil-cake, grain, timber, &c.; E. Clay, timber, pitwood, flour, &c. THW. 6h 28m; Sp. rise 10lft; N. rise 5ft. D. on bar generally 4ft LWST.; in harb., ST. 1oft to 14ft; NT. 5ft. W. prev. SW. to NW., chiefly the latter. LV. 130 tons. Accn. Barnstaple Quay, depth 1oft AST. One crane. Area of great quay, for vessels, below bridge 1,80oft, and above bridge, for barges boats, 2,000ft; dry docks at Appledore, the New Quay Dock, and Richmond Dock. A good patent slipway, and shipbuilding yard. Rys. G.W. & L. &. S.W. Charges. Rolles Quay, 1/ keelage; d per ton discharging. Pilotage. NC. District not defined. Rates. By agreement. Towage. 4d reg. ton. Officials. Town Clerk, A. F. Seldon; Agent to Rolle Estate, E. Chamier, Torrington, N. Devon; Harb. Master and Pilot, C. Stribling; Coll. of H.M. Cust., E. Massey. BARROW-IN-FURNESS, Lancashire. On the Walney Channel, 23m above Piel Harb, Lat. 54° 3′ 30′′ N; long. 3° 10' W. Pop. 80,000. Auth. Furness Ry. Co., under Furness Co.'s Acts of Parliament. Tr. I. General merchandise, iron ore, coke, grain, timber, petroleum, &c.; E. Iron ore, pig iron, steel rails and general merchandise. THW. Bar, f. and c. 10h 54m; Sp. rise 281ft ; Neap 14ft. D, on bar OST. 311⁄2ft, and 401ft in cut deepened through bar; NT. 24ft and ST, 33ft. W. prev. W. and SW. LV. H.I.J.M.S. Kongo, 27,500 tons displacement. Docks: Devonshire, Buccleuch, and Ramsden. A depth of 24ft is maintained in Ramsden Dock, falling sometimes to 22ft on NT. Ramsden Dock lock has an area of 2 acres, and the tidal basin 8 acres, with entrances 100ft wide in each case. D. on sill 31ft HWOST. and 24ft NT. Berth in Walney Channel 850ft long, 100ft wide; 33ft LWOST. Accn. Excellent warehouse and every requisite for a large trade. Foreign animals wharf, chill rooms, and quayage space about 5m in length. Cranes from 1 to 150 tons. Parts of graving docks, &c. : |