View of slipway at Crail harbour, Shoregate, from south west.
SC 388583
Description View of slipway at Crail harbour, Shoregate, from south west.
Date c. 1885
Collection Papers of Erskine Beveridge, antiquarian, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 388583
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of F 1908
Scope and Content View of Harbour, Crail, Fife Crail was created a royal burgh in 1310, with a royal castle just to the east of the burgh. Fishing was the main industry in the town throughout its history, but this declined during the 19th century, and the town now relies on tourism. Crail harbour was first built in the late 15th or early 16th century. The burgh tried unsuccessfully for many years to have the harbour extended because the approach was surrounded by rocks. Improvements were finally made to the original harbour c.1862. As this view of c.1890 shows, after the decline of the herring industry, the people of Crail turned to other trade such as importing and exporting timber. Today, the harbour is used by only a few small boats for lobster fishing. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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