Wick, Lower Pulteneytown, North Pier, harbour Detail of fixed light (1905) on N pier
SC 435452
Description Wick, Lower Pulteneytown, North Pier, harbour Detail of fixed light (1905) on N pier
Date 1974
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 435452
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Pultneytown Harbour, Wick, Caithness The construction of this harbour began in 1824, to designs by Thomas Telford, on the south side of Wick. It consists of two large basins formed by a breakwater to the east, a long north pier, and a third pier running north east from the south side. This view shows a cast iron leading light on the north pier of the harbour. This appears to have been built in about 1876. Also evident is the very fine masonry of the quay wall, made of local flagstone. This was in the 19th century on of the most important herring ports in the world, and these very large basins were well occupied. In the mid 19th century the building of outer breakwaters to make Wick Bay a harbour of refuge proved impossible. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H74/140/12
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