Castle Yard
Location type
WorksName and dates
Castle Yard (1929-1981)Served by the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway.
Description
This shipyard, James Lamont & Co's Castle Yard from 1929/30, was located to the east of Newark Castle in Port Glasgow. The yard largely built ferries and small craft, and Clyde steamers were maintained here. The site was equipped with, from west to east, building berths and plating shed, a fitting out basin and (latterly) a pair of patent slips. Closure was in 1979. The site is now Newark Castle Park and the M8. Portions of the slipways remain by the park's car park, along with a pier.
The site was served by two short branches. One from Port Glasgow Goods (Castle Yard Ground Frame)) which also served the Fyfe Park Shipbreaking Yard which was directly east of the Castle Yard. The plating shed was served by a siding from the short branch which also served the Newark Shipyard and Port Glasgow Harbour.
Tags
Ship yard Shipbuilders Lamont^s ShipyardAliases
Castle ShipyardExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
| Nearby stations Port Glasgow Upper Port Glasgow Woodhall Bogston Cardross Cartsdyke Whinhill Greenock Central Greenock (Lynedoch) Greenock Cathcart Street [1st] Upper Greenock Kilmacolm Langbank Greenock West Greenock Princes Pier [2nd] | Port Glasgow Junction Port Glasgow Goods Newark Shipyard Fyfe Park Shipbreaking Yard Gourock Rope Works [2nd] Bay Shipbuilding Yard Dock Shipbuilding Yard Port Glasgow Wet Dock Port Glasgow Harbour Castle Yard Ground Frame Port Glasgow East Dock Port Glasgow West Dock Port Glasgow Graving Dock Port Glasgow Gas Works Tourist/other Newark Castle [Port Glasgow] |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
 Caley to the Coast: Rothesay by Wemyss Bay (Oakwood Library of Railway History) |
