Old travel Blog photograph of the harbour in Cockenzie, East Lothian, Scotland. A small harbour at the West side of Cockenzie at a natural basin. The harbour was begun by the 3rd Earl of Winton, about 1630, in connection with his salt pans. The York Buildings Company renovated and enlarged the harbour in 1722, and built a railway from it to the Tranent colliery. Colliery and harbour were bought by John Caddell in 1774, and the harbour was rebuilt by Messrs Caddell to plans by Robert Stevenson and Sons, being completed in 1833. The burgh of Cockenzie was created in 1591 by King James VI of Scotland. It was originally a small fishing village. Cockenzie power station, a large coal fired power station was a major employer from the 1960s until it closed in 2013. Robert Cadell was born on 16 December 1788 in Cockenzie, he was a bookseller and publisher closely associated with the author Sir Walter Scott. He died at the family home in Cockenzie on 20 January 1860 and is buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard in central Edinburgh. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
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