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Harbour in Portsoy, Scotland
Portsoy Harbour
Portsoy Harbour, looking southeast (2008)
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CountryUnited Kingdom
LocationPortsoy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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57°41′07″N 2°41′25″W / 57.685414°N 2.690157°W / 57.685414; -2.690157

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.

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

Corf Warehouse and the Old Co-Operative Grain Store form the western side of the harbour (2017)

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 and 4 Shore Street (early 19th century; Category C listed)
  • Shore Inn (mid-18th century; Category C listed)
  • 5 Shorehead (1899; Category C listed)
  • 6 and 7 Shorehead (late 18th century; Category B listed)
  • 9 Shorehead (circa 1800; Category B listed)
  • 10 Shorehead warehouse (late 18th century; Category C listed)
  • 10 Shorehead (1726; Category A listed)
  • Corf Warehouse, Shorehead (1765; Category A listed)
  • Former James Watt Warehouse (mid-18th century; Category B listed)
  • Old Co-Operative Grain Store, Shorehead (late 18th century; Category B listed)

See also

References

  1. "SHOREHEAD, OLD HARBOUR – Historic Scotland
  2. "SHORE STREET, NEW HARBOUR" – Historic Scotland
  3. "2, 4 SHORE STREET (LB40297)". portal.historicenvironment.scot. Archived from the original on 2024-12-26. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  4. "CHURCH STREET, SHORE INN WITH BOUNDARY WALL (LB40234)". portal.historicenvironment.scot. Archived from the original on 2024-12-26. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  5. "5 SHOREHEAD (LB40288)". portal.historicenvironment.scot. Archived from the original on 2024-12-26. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  6. "6, 7 SHOREHEAD (LB40289)". portal.historicenvironment.scot. Archived from the original on 2024-12-26. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  7. "9 SHOREHEAD" – Historic Scotland
  8. "10 SHOREHEAD, WAREHOUSE SITED IMMEDIATELY TO EAST (LB40291)". portal.historicenvironment.scot. Archived from the original on 2024-12-26. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  9. "10 Shorehead" – Historic Scotland
  10. "CORF WAREHOUSE" – Historic Scotland
  11. "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.
  12. "SHOREHEAD, OLD CO-OPERATIVE GRAIN STORE" – Historic Scotland
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