General view of harbour with fishing boats.
F 2033
Description General view of harbour with fishing boats.
Date 1889
Collection Papers of Erskine Beveridge, antiquarian, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Catalogue Number F 2033
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 396571
Scope and Content Inner harbour, East Shore, Pittenweem, Fife Pittenweem Harbour was begun after 1541 to replace the earlier Boat Haven as the base for an expanding fishing fleet. Its piers have been rebuilt, repaired and extended at various times because of storm damage, and to meet the changing needs of the burgh. This the East Shore end of the inner harbour which is enclosed by the east pier (right). This pier was extended in 1641, partially rebuilt in 1688, and repaired in 1702 after storm damage. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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