Largely still standing in 1710, it had been completely demolished by the end of the 18th century and some of its stones used in the construction of a wall built on Newshot Island.

[16] A beacon or marker indicating the southernmost limit of the Clyde's deep-water channel existed in 1846 chart of the river but was absent by 1864.

[17] The OS Name Book of 1856-1857 records Newshot Island as "An extensive and very remarkable tract of land following the course of the River Clyde about 1½ miles.

"[18] A number of maps from 1800 show a small building on the island[8][19][20] and at one time apparent cultivation[21] and hedgerows or dykes.

[24] These causeways may have interfered with the water flow to the extent that silt deposits built up and eventually by 1896 the upstream section of the island became physically land linked to the southern bank.

[29] The Newshot Island site is a scheduled monument that includes wrecks of mud punts and a diving support vessel.

[26] The RMS Queen Mary briefly grounded on Newshot Isle on her journey down the Clyde after her launch on 24 March 1936.