Aberdeenshire HER - NJ56NE0010 - PORTSOY HARBOUR

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Primary ReferenceNJ56NE0010
NamePORTSOY HARBOUR
NRHE Card No.NJ56NE13
NRHE Numlink 17932
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. 40296
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Portsoy harbour, comprising two harbours. The smaller and older is made up of an L-plan pier, a straight pier and an L-plan quay forming a roughly rectangular basin. The masonry of quay is vertically set. The more recent harbour (New Harbour) dates from 1825-8, repaired in 1884, and is made up of a massive rubble L-plan pier and a straight pier forming a rectangular basin. Lining the quays are four rubble warehouses, two three-storey blocks, one five-bays with crow-stepped gables and the other six-bays with a forestair to first floor.
Last Update21/03/2024
Updated Bycpalmer
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Date of Compilation 

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National Grid Reference: NJ 5897 6639



Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
2022 Field Observation

Excavations and Surveys


Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
HARBOURS  A100
PIERS L-PLANB100
PIERS STRAIGHTC100
QUAYS L-PLAND100
BASINSRECTANGULAR E100
WAREHOUSES  F100
GABLES CROW-STEPPEDG100
FORESTAIRS  H100