2011
NG8139 : Deep-water construction dock
taken 13 years ago, near to Ardarroch, Highland, Scotland
Deep-water construction dock
This dock was quarried out of the hillside to provide a dry dock where oilfield structures could be built and floated out on a high tide. The dock has a depth of 80m, enabling construction of extremely large structures (including the 600,000-tonne Ninian Central oil storage facility).
In the foreground is a survey station, presumably used in construction of the dock and of its products, and in the background are the Kishorn islands.
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