Following on from SKDT’s Top Skippers’ Choice school visits at the beginning of September, 2019, former plater and welder at Campbeltown Shipyard, Arthur Crossan, gave Dalintober Primary School P6 pupils and their class teacher Mrs E. Campbell a guided tour of the site where the shipyard was once situated, at Trench Point in Campbeltown (photos of the site here). The structures have been demolished but there are still lots of clues that tell us something about the shipyard. Arthur was able to show the children where the various structures where and brought the shipyard alive through his personal anecdotes.
Here are some quotes from the children on their thoughts about the site visit:

The P6 children from Dalintober Primary School walking along Low Askomil for a site visit Trench Point, Campbeltown, where the shipyard was once situated. Photo courtesy of Elspeth Campbell.

Arthur Crossan, former plater and welder at Campbeltown Shipyard with P6 pupils from Dalintober Primary School Campbeltown on site visit to Trench Point, where the yard was once located. Photo courtesy of Elspeth Campbell.

Arthur Crossan, former plater and welder at Campbeltown Shipyard with P6 pupils from Dalintober Primary School Campbeltown on site visit to Trench Point, where the yard was once located. Photo courtesy of Elspeth Campbell.

View of Trench Point, Campbeltown, where the shipyard was once situated. Photo courtesy of Elspeth Campbell.

Arthur Crossan, former plater and welder at Campbeltown Shipyard with P6 pupils from Dalintober Primary School Campbeltown on site visit to Trench Point, where the yard was once located. Photo courtesy of Elspeth Campbell.

View of Trench Point, Campbeltown, where the shipyard was once situated. These are the rails on the slipway. Photo courtesy of Elspeth Campbell.

Arthur Crossan, former plater and welder at Campbeltown Shipyard with P6 pupils from Dalintober Primary School Campbeltown on site visit to Trench Point, where the yard was once located. Photo courtesy of Elspeth Campbell.

Graffiti with the initials of John Lang Brown, a former shipyard employee and bagpiper who played at the launches of the boats at Trench Point, Campbeltown. Photo courtesy of Elspeth Campbell.

View of Trench Point, Campbeltown, where the shipyard was once situated. Photo courtesy of Elspeth Campbell.

Arthur Crossan, former plater and welder at Campbeltown Shipyard with P6 pupils from Dalintober Primary School Campbeltown on site visit to Trench Point, where the yard was once located. Photo courtesy of Elspeth Campbell.

Arthur Crossan, former plater and welder at Campbeltown Shipyard with P6 pupils from Dalintober Primary School Campbeltown on site visit to Trench Point, where the yard was once located. Photo courtesy of Elspeth Campbell.

Arthur Crossan, former plater and welder at Campbeltown Shipyard with P6 pupils from Dalintober Primary School Campbeltown on site visit to Trench Point, where the yard was once located. Photo courtesy of Elspeth Campbell.

Arthur Crossan, former plater and welder at Campbeltown Shipyard with P6 pupils from Dalintober Primary School Campbeltown on site visit to Trench Point, where the yard was once located. Photo courtesy of Elspeth Campbell.
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We are thrilled to be part of this incredible project and the value of helping to pass on the significance of Campbeltown Shipyard to a new generation -so important to understand community and heritage.
We are very glad that Dalintober Primary School is involved… looking forward to seeing the work that the children produce!