492 OF THE MURRAY FIRTH. 



without this pier on the Ellie rock, while witii it 

 the roll would be prevented perhaps intirely. The 

 cxpence of building the pier and breaker, it is fup- 

 pofed, would be near to 3000! llerling, dlimating at 

 35. per fquare yard. 



If fucli i re built, vefiels could at low water 



run under th< k and pier, \\hm- they would 



be fafe from all winds, and would have about ten 

 feet water. The bay is only expoied to a north-and- 

 by-eaft windj but the point of Kinnaird's i 

 and the 1- Hi ;id pier on it, would UK her them 



from thele winds if they run under it, and fmall 



Is are at prefcnt in ufc of laying there to < 

 the harbour with the tide. Againft all other winds 

 but the north-and-by-eaft, r uud. It is 



necefiary to obfervv, that with a wefterly wind, no 

 vefitl going wefl, can, from the fituation of the 

 coaft, pafs Kinnaird's head point, nor proceed fur- 

 ther when going fouth, with a fouth-eaft wind, but 

 are often obliged to remain wind-bound for a con- 

 able time i and fuch vefiels as draw too much 

 i to enter the port < i fburgh, are obliged 



to i eturn to other ports at a confiderable diftance, 

 till the wind becomes favourable for their voyage ; 

 but Fraferfburgh being in pofieflion of two channels 

 of entrance to the harbour, one or other of which, 

 from their fituation, can always be taken, might be 

 made very ferviceable to our commercial navigation 

 as a wind-bound port, by carrying the above pro- 

 pofa], of increafing the depth of water, and iecurity 

 of the harbour into execution. 



There was in the fouth channel of the harbour, a 

 rock called the Beacon, covered at high-water, and 

 dangerous for (hipping, but within thefc few years it 

 has been partly cleared away by the town at a con- 

 fiderable expence, and by what is now propofed, all 

 dangers from it will be removed. 



It has been long in agitation to build thefe piers, 

 but the want of money has hitherto prevented it. 



The 



