Port of Alloa

By the mid 1700’s Alloa had also become a major port, its growth mainly brought on by Scottish merchants being able to trade with America after the 1707 Act of Union. Glasgow merchants built extensive warehousing to hold stocks of sugar and tobacco which had...

Port of Kennetpans

Artists Impression of the Port of Kennetpans This is a copy of an original picture lent to us by Mr Stokes of Kincardine. I would imagine the picture gives a fairly accurate impression of the port at its peak, with one or two exceptions. There was never the distance...

Shipping Registers

These are fairly comprehensive records of the ships and their cargo entering or leaving Kennetpans in the 1800s. These records were kindly compiled and supplied by Ernie from Dundee. Thanks Ernie.  ...