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Dry Dock, Jacks Pill, Newport

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NPRN506453
Map ReferenceST38NW
Grid ReferenceST3185087450
Unitary (Local) AuthorityMaritime
Old CountyMaritime
CommunityMaritime
Type Of SiteDRY DOCK
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
A small dry dock, measuring 86m x 2m, is shown on an Admiratly Chart with its entrance onto the River Usk to the southeast of outlet of Jacks Pill into the main river.

Event and Historical Information:
This edition of the Admiralty chart was first published in August 1860 and continued in use with minor revisions until 1886.

Sources include:
Historic Admiralty Chart 2682-A10, RCAHMW Digital Collections

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, November 2009.