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and 3 feet wide, affording room for two men to work in 

 it ; and they were provided with a constant supply of 

 fresh air by means of a forcing pump placed in a 

 boat which floated above them. The works, when 

 finished, were found to answer remarkably well. The 

 harbour included an area of forty-two acres, the piers 

 extending 1310 feet into the sea, the opening between 

 the pier-heads being 200 feet in width. The inner basin 

 is used as a wet dock, and also contains a dry dock 

 for the repair of ships. With its many defects, and 

 its limited depth, the harbour is nevertheless the best 

 upon that coast, and in stormy weather affords a refuge 

 to vessels of considerable draught of water that run for 

 protection there at tide time. 



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PLAN OF EYEMOOTH HARBOUR 



Besides the harbours constructed or improved by 

 him at different points of the English coast, Smeaton 

 was frequently employed during his Scotch journeys in 

 inspecting the northern harbours and advising the local 

 authorities as to means of increasing their security 

 and accommodation. Thus the harbour at Aberdeen 

 was altered after his plans in 1770, and a greater 

 depth of water was secured over the bar and in the 



