Aberdeenshire HER - NK06NW0008 - FRASERBURGH HARBOUR

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Period Details

PeriodOrderProbabilityRadiocarbon DatesDate BuiltDate of DestructionDate of Loss
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD) A100    
Modern (1900 - 2050) B100    

Period Notes

Period Notes The first pier was built in 1576. Harbour Works Office built 1791. Harbour was going to ruin in 1728. New pier built in 1738. Harbour described as small but good in 1793; modern harbour began in 1807; present breakwater was built between 1855 and c.1880. North Pier built between 1807 and 1811-1812. South Pier followed and Middle Pier in 1830. Extended between 1912-14. Faithlie Basin opened Monday 27 July 1914.

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