Tour Scotland Photograph Inner Harbour Dysart Fife

Tour Scotland photograph of the Inner Harbour in Dysart, Fife, Scotland. In the background is the Harbourmaster's House, an 18th Century building. The first port here has been said to date as far back as 1450. This helped the export of coal and salt with the town's trading partner, the Low Countries. A man made harbour was eventually built, but could only be used at low tide with limited space. The damage caused by the jetty which was commonly known as the " east haven of Dysart " temporarily cut short the function of the east pier in the middle of the 17th century. The harbour was later extensively rebuilt in 1829 with the assistance of Robert Stephenson.



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