Methil Docks
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The Methil Docks are situated in Methil
, Fife
, Scotland
, on the northern shores of the Firth of Forth
. There are two docks and vessels up to 3,000 DWT are handled. The Port specialises as a wood pulp
and timber
distribution centre.
Methil Docks was previously used for the movement of coal and was important during the Second World War, at the time it was the second largest coal port in the United Kingdom. Due to its importance to Britain, German bombers from Norway attempted, but failed to attack the port in 1942. One bomb fell out of the target area at the Wellsley Coal Pit. This was the only time that anywhere in Fife was subject to bombing for the duration of the war.
Methil
Methil is an eastern coastal town in Scotland. It was part of the former Burgh of Buckhaven and Methil. It lies within a continuous urban area described as Levenmouth.Methil lies geographically between Largo bay to the east and Wemyss Bay to the west....
, Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, on the northern shores of the Firth of Forth
Firth of Forth
The Firth of Forth is the estuary or firth of Scotland's River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea, between Fife to the north, and West Lothian, the City of Edinburgh and East Lothian to the south...
. There are two docks and vessels up to 3,000 DWT are handled. The Port specialises as a wood pulp
Wood pulp
Pulp is a lignocellulosic fibrous material prepared by chemically or mechanically separating cellulose fibres from wood, fibre crops or waste paper. Wood pulp is the most common raw material in papermaking.-History:...
and timber
Timber
Timber may refer to:* Timber, a term common in the United Kingdom and Australia for wood materials * Timber, Oregon, an unincorporated community in the U.S...
distribution centre.
Methil Docks was previously used for the movement of coal and was important during the Second World War, at the time it was the second largest coal port in the United Kingdom. Due to its importance to Britain, German bombers from Norway attempted, but failed to attack the port in 1942. One bomb fell out of the target area at the Wellsley Coal Pit. This was the only time that anywhere in Fife was subject to bombing for the duration of the war.