Stone Pier

Stone Pier is a pier built between 1810 and 1815, designed by John Rennie. It is constructed of stone and concrete and consists of five sections that curve westward to enclose the harbour. The pier measures approximately 900 feet long, 60 feet wide, and 26 feet high, featuring a raised promenade that extends from just above the Droit House to the lighthouse at the western end. The structure is made of roughly dressed stone, and there are significant remains of a cast iron balustrade in the second and third sections of the pier. Fragmentary remains of cast iron lamp standards can be found at the beginning of the pier and along the promenade. The original lighthouse was destroyed in 1953, and the current lighthouse, built in concrete in 1854 by W R H Gardner, mimics the general form of its predecessor but lacks its details. Additionally, single-storey 20th-century workshops have been constructed on the fourth and fifth sections of the pier, backing against the promenade.