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Harbour, still in use. In the 17th Century, it was classed as a 'little shore for fisher-boats'. By 1794 Gourdon seems to have absorbed most of the maritime business of Bervie. In 1837 it accommodated 8-9 small vessels. Ten years after further works it supported 27 fishing vessels, and exported grain. It is now a single-basin harbour formed of two rubble piers, and improved by the construction of a concrete pier on the south side. An interesting feature is a navigation light in a small tower on the hillside overlooking the harbour (NO87SW0139). It once made a pair with a lower light built into the inner harbour wall. This lower leading light comprised a square-section brick tower, the light set behind a small rectangular window below the top, with a larger opening above housing the foghorn. Vessels would align the lights to indicate the approach to the harbour. Site visit in 2023 as part of the SCAPE Coastal Zone Assessment Survey did not identify the lower leading light.
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Historic Environment Records (HER)