North Quay, Keills Port is a Grade B listed building in the Argyll and Bute local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 26 March 1986. Quay.

North Quay, Keills Port

WRENN ID
final-arch-yarrow
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Argyll and Bute
Constituency
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber MP: Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
26 March 1986
Type
Quay
OS grid reference
NR 688 807
Coordinates
55.96388, -5.7047
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

North Quay, located at Keills Port, was probably built in the second half of the 18th century and was extended or widened, possibly in more than one phase, around 1800. It underwent repairs in 1812. The quay is a long structure that extends north from the west side of a narrow harbour inlet, with the north end slightly returning towards the west. It is constructed entirely of rubble, with the original section featuring flat coping slabs and a wide flight of steps at the north end of the east face. The top course at the north end and the west face is set vertically, while the west face slopes steeply inwards from the sea bed, with the other faces being vertical. At the north end, there is a single stone bollard, and although there are iron runner ties at the edges, these are not original. The quay also has some wrought-iron tying rings. The quay continues to the south, supporting a roadway.

Local climate

North Quay, Keills Port sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,800 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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