Methil Docks
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Methil Docks is a historic commercial port facility in Methil, Fife, Scotland, that served as a key hub for coal export and maritime trade.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal infrastructure
ⓘ
commercial port ⓘ harbour ⓘ port ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustry |
coal mining
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ shipping industry ⓘ |
| builtFor | large-scale bulk cargo export ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
British coastal shipping network
ⓘ
Scottish coal industry ⓘ international coal markets ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| currentUse |
local maritime and industrial uses
ⓘ
reduced commercial port activity ⓘ |
| declineCause |
changes in energy consumption patterns
ⓘ
decline of coal mining in Fife ⓘ |
| developedFor | export of coal from local collieries ⓘ |
| economicRole |
employment centre for local communities
ⓘ
export point for Fife coal ⓘ |
| eraOfPeakActivity | 20th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cargo handling facilities
ⓘ
dock basins ⓘ quays ⓘ rail connections to coalfields ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue | example of early 20th-century industrial maritime infrastructure ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important regional commercial port in eastern Scotland
ⓘ
key hub for coal export from Fife coalfields ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fife
ⓘ
Methil ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north shore of the Firth of Forth ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Buckhaven
ⓘ
Leven ⓘ |
| openingDate | early 20th century ⓘ |
| partOf |
Firth of Forth
ⓘ
Levenmouth area ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Fife
ⓘ
North Sea trade routes ⓘ central Scotland ⓘ |
| status | historic port facility ⓘ |
| transportConnection | railway links to inland collieries ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cargo handling
ⓘ
coal export ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ shipping ⓘ |
| waterbody | North Sea ⓘ |