How much did the Navy Pier cost to construct ?
Probably the oldest pier on the Cromarty Firth built by Thomas Telford in 1821 , The 9th report to the Commission on Highland Roads and Bridges , 1821 , noted " a Landing Pier of massive dimensions has been erected for the express purpose of facilitating the importation of lime , coals and other articles of consumption in the very fertile district of Easter Ross , and for the exportation of corn and timber . "