Marine Bollard, Port Edgar, South Queensferry
by Yvonne Johnstone
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Marine Bollard, Port Edgar, South Queensferry
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Yvonne Johnstone
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Photograph - Photography
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Old marine mooring bollard at Port Edgar, South Queensferry, Scotland.
Mooring bollards are seldom exactly cylindrical, but typically have a larger diameter near the top to discourage mooring warps (dock lines) from coming loose.
In the maritime contexts in which the term originates, a bollard is either a wooden or iron post found as a deck-fitting on a ship or boat, and used to secure ropes for towing, mooring and other purposes; or its counterpart on land, a short wooden, iron or stone post on a quayside to which craft can be moored.
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May 17th, 2019
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