Pushing the boat out at Stonehaven Harbour with 16 photos of seaside town
1982 - Youngsters studying the sundial at Stonehaven Harbour are, from left, Alasdair Orr, 9, with his mother Dorothy, and Ian Riddell, 8, with his mother May
We have searched through our archives for photos of Stonehaven Harbour through the decades.
According to VisitABDN, Stonehaven is home to the largest recreational harbour in Aberdeenshire, with three basins spanning an impressive 18,200 square metres.
Despite the town no longer hosting fish markets, the harbour is still a popular spot for recreational use and is still used by fishing boats. The harbour is lined with cafes and bed and breakfasts and the popular Seafood Bothy also features on the town’s pier.
The photos below show Stonehaven harbour throughout the years.
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1970 – A happy family scene at Stonehaven, where a two year-old was getting some practice at sail hauling
1971 – People making the most of a spell of fine weather in July
1966 – Brisk bidding for about 400 boxes of fish at a Saturday sale at Stonehaven
1968 – Holidaymakers hoping to land a catch at Stonehaven Harbour
1982 – The popularity of Stonehaven’s harbour area at weekends was causing some traffic problems in August 1982
1988 – Grampian Regional Council workmen lay a new concrete surface at the harbour
1984 – Offshore worker Ron Smith, of Stonehaven, gives a lick of paint to the wheelhouse of a friend’s boat
1955 – A Swedish vessel lands fish at Stonehaven during a strike by Aberdeen trawlermen and fish porters
1961 – The picturesque setting captured by Evening Express photographer Ian Hardie
1982 – A busy Saturday scene at Stonehaven Harbour
1961 – Picturesque corner of the old town with the roofless old tolbooth in the background
1981 – Hugh Jamieson, Grampian assistant director of roads, Councillor Ian Robertson and John Adams, divisional roads surveyor, studying plans at the harbour
1993 – Alex Clark from Stonehaven Youth Help Squad clears some rubbish from around the town’s harbour as the squad took part in the UK’s National Spring Clean
1987 – Willing hands struggle to haul a boat clear of danger in Stonehaven’s inner harbour as huge waves battered and sank several boats
1985 – Teams take part in the raft race at Stonehaven and District Round Table’s annual Harbour Hijinks
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Pushing the boat out at Stonehaven Harbour with 16 photos of seaside town
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