Portsoy Harbour
| Portsoy Harbour | |
|---|---|
 Portsoy Harbour, looking southeast (2008) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Location | Portsoy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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| No. of piers | 1 |
57°41′07″N 2°41′25″W / 57.685414°N 2.690157°W
Portsoy Harbour (also known as Portsoy's Old Harbour) is a harbour in Portsoy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Situated immediately to the north of Portsoy's village centre and a few yards northwest of Links Bay, the harbour was established in 1692. It is now a Category A listed structure.[1]
The harbour is accessed from the village centre by either High Street or Low Street, or from Links Bay via Shore Street. North High Street enters the harbour at Shorehead; Low Street at Shore Street. Both run along the southern edge of the harbour. Shore Street and Shorehead merge at Low Street.
A more modern, smaller harbour is located in the northeastern corner of the promontory. It is known as Portsoy New Harbour.
Buildings and structures
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Several listed buildings surround the eastern, southern and western sides of the harbour. They are (clockwise from the east):
- New Harbour, Shore Street (1828; Category B listed)[2]
- 2 and 4 Shore Street (early 19th century; Category C listed)[3]
- Shore Inn (mid-18th century; Category C listed)[4]
- 5 Shorehead (1899; Category C listed)[5]
- 6 and 7 Shorehead (late 18th century; Category B listed)[6]
- 9 Shorehead (circa 1800; Category B listed)[7]
- 10 Shorehead warehouse (late 18th century; Category C listed)[8]
- 10 Shorehead (1726; Category A listed)[9]
- Corf Warehouse, Shorehead (1765; Category A listed)[10]
- Former James Watt Warehouse (mid-18th century; Category B listed)[11]
- Old Co-Operative Grain Store, Shorehead (late 18th century; Category B listed)[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "SHOREHEAD, OLD HARBOUR – Historic Scotland
- ^ "SHORE STREET, NEW HARBOUR" – Historic Scotland
- ^ "2, 4 SHORE STREET (LB40297)". portal.historicenvironment.scot. Archived from the original on 2024-12-26. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ "CHURCH STREET, SHORE INN WITH BOUNDARY WALL (LB40234)". portal.historicenvironment.scot. Archived from the original on 2024-12-26. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ "5 SHOREHEAD (LB40288)". portal.historicenvironment.scot. Archived from the original on 2024-12-26. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ "6, 7 SHOREHEAD (LB40289)". portal.historicenvironment.scot. Archived from the original on 2024-12-26. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ "9 SHOREHEAD" – Historic Scotland
- ^ "10 SHOREHEAD, WAREHOUSE SITED IMMEDIATELY TO EAST (LB40291)". portal.historicenvironment.scot. Archived from the original on 2024-12-26. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ "10 Shorehead" – Historic Scotland
- ^ "CORF WAREHOUSE" – Historic Scotland
- ^ "SHOREHEAD, PORTSOY MARBLE WORKSHOP (FORMER JAMES WATT'S WAREHOUSE) (LB40294)". portal.historicenvironment.scot. Archived from the original on 2024-12-26. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ "SHOREHEAD, OLD CO-OPERATIVE GRAIN STORE" – Historic Scotland