Document record MAB56925 - OLD TORRY
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Summary
Site of a pier, depicted on the OS 1st edition map.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9552 0542 (55m by 26m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ90NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire City |
| Civil Parish | Aberdeen |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Site of a pier, depicted on the OS 1st edition map. This pier was planned in 1607 and was to be financed with money and voluntary labour. The scheme was subject to several delays and difficulties, despite a tax of £4 per tun on all imports of wine to help finance the operation. In 1611-12 James Mackeane was recorded as the master mason of the bulwark. In 1649-50 it was extended by some ten foot of length, at a cost of £18 6s 8d Scots, at which time 16s were expended in additional repairs to the bulwark. Considerable rebuilding work was carried out at the pier between 9 May and 8 September 1670, at a substantial cost of well over £1400 Scots. The pier itself survived through until the 19th century, albeit it in much altered form.
Period Notes
Built 1611-12, extended 1649-50. Rebuilding 1670.
ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL, , TORRY INDUSTRIAL AND MARITIME TRAIL (Bibliographic reference). SAB8374.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2009, DISCOVERY & EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, VOL 9, 2008, p.10 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3496.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ACY;
- NMR Card Number:;
- NRHE Numlink:;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ90NE0206;
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Record last edited
Jan 5 2023 3:50PM
