Building record MAB14067 - PORTSOY HARBOUR STATION
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Summary
Railway station, opened by the Banff, Portsoy, and Strathisla Railway in 1859.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 5898 6575 (53m by 208m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ56NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fordyce |
Type and Period (8)
- RAILWAY STATION (19th Century - 1859 AD to 1884 AD)
- GOODS YARD (19th Century - 1859 AD to 1884 AD)
- RAILWAY PLATFORM (19th Century - 1859 AD to 1884 AD)
- TRAIN SHED (19th Century - 1859 AD to 1884 AD)
- RAILWAY OFFICE (19th Century - 1859 AD to 1884 AD)
- LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (19th Century - 1859 AD to 1884 AD)
- RAILWAY TURNTABLE (19th Century - 1859 AD to 1884 AD)
- RAILWAY (19th Century - 1859 AD to 1884 AD)
Full Description
Former terminus railway station, opened by the Banff, Portsoy, and Strathisla Railway in 1859.
The goods yard lay to the west with the passenger station to the east; the passenger platform comprising the east face of an island, the west face being a loading bank in the goods yard. The north end of the island was covered by a wooden train shed with a wooden overall roof. The offices were in a small single-storey block attached to the main train shed. To the south of the station was a double ended locomotive shed with a turntable at the south end. A track ran past the east side of the station to the harbour.
The station closed in 1884 when it was replaced by a new station (MAB14068) on the line west to Buckie. The old wooden goods shed survives, converted first to a coal depot, then a garage.
Hume, JR, 1977, Industrial Archaeology of Scotland, 175 (Bibliographic reference). SAB730.
Jun 10 1976 , H76/177/10-12, H76/177/10-12 (Ground Photograph). SAB20476.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ56NE10;
- NRHE Numlink: 158817;
- NRHE Numlink: 17929;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ56NE0015;
External Links (2)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/158817 (Portsoy Harbour Station, Goods Shed trove.cot link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17929 (Portsoy Harbour Station trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Jun 29 2026 2:20PM
