Building record MAB41878 - GOURDON HARBOUR
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Summary
Harbour, still in use.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 8258 7066 (228m by 225m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO87SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Bervie |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
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.
Period Notes
In use before 1794; rebuilt c1880.
Hume, JR, 1977, Industrial Archaeology of Scotland, 221 (Bibliographic reference). SAB730.
GRAHAM, A, 1977, PSAS 108(1976-7) 332-65, 338 (Bibliographic reference). SAB597.
GRAMPIAN REGIONAL COUNCIL, 1978, STUDY OF HARBOURS UNDER REGIONAL CONTROL (Bibliographic reference). SAB2642.
SCAPE, 2023, COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY ABERDEENSHIRE AND CITY OF ABERDEEN: CULLEN TO MILTON NESS, ID 14541, 14680, 14732, 14771, 14826, 14827 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4866.
Jan 30 1997 , AAS/97/03/CT49, AAS/97/03/CT49 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16649.
Jan 30 1997 , AAS/97/03/G6/11, AAS/97/03/G6/11 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16648.
Jul 20 2000 , AAS/00/11/CT97-8, AAS/00/11/CT97-8 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB17452.
Mar 17 1998 , AAS/98/04/CT, AAS/98/04/CT (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16948.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO87SW46;
- NRHE Numlink: 36876;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO87SW0033;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/36876 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SAB16648 Air-oblique Photograph: Jan 30 1997 . AAS/97/03/G6/11. Black & White. AAS/97/03/G6/11.
- --- SAB16649 Air-oblique Photograph: Jan 30 1997 . AAS/97/03/CT49. Colour Transparency. AAS/97/03/CT49.
- --- SAB16948 Air-oblique Photograph: Mar 17 1998 . AAS/98/04/CT. Colour Transparency. AAS/98/04/CT.
- --- SAB17452 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 20 2000 . AAS/00/11/CT97-8. Colour Transparency. AAS/00/11/CT97-8.
- --- SAB2642 Bibliographic reference: GRAMPIAN REGIONAL COUNCIL. 1978. STUDY OF HARBOURS UNDER REGIONAL CONTROL.
- --- SAB4866 Bibliographic reference: SCAPE. 2023. COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY ABERDEENSHIRE AND CITY OF ABERDEEN: CULLEN TO MILTON NESS. ID 14541, 14680, 14732, 14771, 14826, 14827.
- --- SAB597 Bibliographic reference: GRAHAM, A. 1977. PSAS 108(1976-7) 332-65. 338.
- --- SAB730 Bibliographic reference: Hume, JR. 1977. Industrial Archaeology of Scotland. 221.
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Record last edited
Feb 22 2024 10:55AM
