Building record MAB29068 - COLLIESTON HARBOUR
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Summary
Harbour, marked on Blaeu's early maps.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (C) 744
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NK 0406 2853 (139m by 163m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NK02NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Slains |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Harbour, marked on Blaeu's early maps. Said to be famous for smuggling in the early 19th Century. The existing harbour works date only from 1894 (memorial tablet dated 17th October), and is formed by an angled granite pier and the quayed shore of a bay. They embody a feature of some interest in connection with harbour-construction in general, in the shape of a tunnel piercing the foundations of the break-water-pier near the present end of its walkway, evidently designed for flushing-out silt. What are probably the remains of another appear at a point further out, where the walkway is ruinous. Site visit in 2022 as part of the SCAPE Coastal Zone Assessment Survey.
Period Notes
Harbour completed 17th October 1894; by 1696 36 fishermen lived in Collieston; by 1880s over 100 fishermen; community moved almost totally to Torry in Aberdeen c.1900.
Hume, JR, 1977, Industrial Archaeology of Scotland, 116 (Bibliographic reference). SAB730.
GRAHAM, A, 1977, PSAS 108(1976-7) 332-65, 345 (Bibliographic reference). SAB597.
SCAPE, 2023, COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY ABERDEENSHIRE AND CITY OF ABERDEEN: CULLEN TO MILTON NESS, ID 14713 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4866.
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, SLAINS 6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Nov 24 1994 , AAS/94/18/G38/4,6-9,16-19, AAS/94/18/G38/4,6-9,16-19 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15626.
Oct 9 1997 , AAS/97/12/CT1-5, AAS/97/12/CT1-5 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16801.
Oct 9 1997 , AAS/97/12/G24/3-5, AAS/97/12/G24/3-5 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16800.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NK02NW16;
- NRHE Numlink: 20846;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NK02NW0017;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/20846 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SAB15626 Air-oblique Photograph: Nov 24 1994 . AAS/94/18/G38/4,6-9,16-19. Black & White. AAS/94/18/G38/4,6-9,16-19.
- --- SAB16800 Air-oblique Photograph: Oct 9 1997 . AAS/97/12/G24/3-5. Black & White. AAS/97/12/G24/3-5.
- --- SAB16801 Air-oblique Photograph: Oct 9 1997 . AAS/97/12/CT1-5. Colour Transparency. AAS/97/12/CT1-5.
- --- SAB1827 Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. SLAINS 6.
- --- SAB4866 Bibliographic reference: SCAPE. 2023. COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY ABERDEENSHIRE AND CITY OF ABERDEEN: CULLEN TO MILTON NESS. ID 14713.
- --- SAB597 Bibliographic reference: GRAHAM, A. 1977. PSAS 108(1976-7) 332-65. 345.
- --- SAB730 Bibliographic reference: Hume, JR. 1977. Industrial Archaeology of Scotland. 116.
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Oct 2 2023 3:01PM
