Moray HER - NJ46NE0026 - PORTKNOCKIE HARBOUR

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ46NE0026
Name	PORTKNOCKIE HARBOUR
NRHE Card No.	NJ46NE24
NRHE Numlink	17399
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	Harbour. A natural harbour improved by a L-plan pier, two straight piers and quay walls forming an outer basin and an inner basin, all in concrete. Depicted on the OS 2nd edition map which also shows a leading light: this comprised a small cylindrical steel tower with conical roof and cylindrical ventilator, the light reached by footholds set into the concrete of the wall. This appears to have been removed.
Last Update	12/02/2024
Updated By	cpalmer

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Date of Compilation

Google Map for NJ46NE0026

National Grid Reference: NJ 4871 6863

Event Details

Event Date	Event Type	OASIS ID
2022	Field Observation

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
	1983			SIAS	SIA	HS	100

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

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Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
HARBOURS		CONCRETE	A	100
LIGHTHOUSES			B	100
PIERS		L-PLAN	C	100