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HISTORY OF ENGINEERING.

Book I.

Banffy is situated on the side of a steep declivity at the mouth of the Doveran, whichrises in Aberdeenshire . A new harbour has been recently formed here, and at the same

Fig. 348.

time that the jetty of Peterhead was thrown down, a portion of this pier, which was laidupon caissoons, was destroyed. The new harbour has a fine quay 370 feet in length, onwhich was expended upwardsof 14,000/., the commis-sioners for public roads ad-vancing half the amount.

The harbour is, notwith-standing the improvementsmade on it, still inconvenient,from the continual shiftingof the sand-banks at themouth of the river.

The section through the Fig. 340.pier shows its dimensions.

Avocky upon the northern shore of the Bay of Inverness, had in 1811 a dry dock con-structed ; and within the bay are many other small harbours, convenient for fishing vessels.

SECTION OT PIER

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AVOCK HARBOUR.