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Rothesay is the chief town of the County of Bute, and is situated in a well-formed bay, which affords safe anchorage in high wind.

As long ago as the reign of Edward the Confessor, Bridport was a town of considerable importance, boasting over a hundred dwellings, a priory of monks and its own mint.As its name implies, it was

The headland at Porthdinllaen offered a natural anchorage, sheltered from the prevailing south-west winds.

This photograph was taken in the other direction to H277056 (page 35), looking east along Market Street.

Poole Harbour is one of the world's great natural anchorages. The

We can see the stone jetty in the distance: it was still the main anchorage for ships when our photograph was taken.

THE only safe anchorage on the inhospitable, craggy coastline between Appledore and Boscastle, Clovelly lived precariously for centuries from the herring fishery.

The WB&SSPCo paddler 'Victoria' disembarks trippers on to the steep-shelved beach in Lulworth Cove.

On 31 July 1833, the royal yacht 'Emerald' was towed into Lyme by the steam packet HMS 'Messenger' to meet the royal party.