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| Exhibition Room Abbot House Tickets: £3.50 (Members of Dunfermline Heritage Trust £3.00) "On the south side of the Forth, half a mile up from the Kincardine Bridge, the Pow Burn meets the Forth. It was here during the years 1507-1513 that King James IV of Scotland established a dockyard. The precise location of the three docks is a matter of conjecture but local historian John Reid has surveyed the area and is continuing to investigate. Various inter-tidal structures are possible indications and confirmation is being sought. Viewing the scene from a boat, it is easy to see the attractions of the site. The area was a lot more defensible than lower down the river, it is more sheltered and the saltings easily dug for crude dry docks. John`s researches show the area was already owned by the Crown" |
