Following the launch of trove.scot in February 2025 we are now planning the retiral of some of our webservices. Canmore will be switched off on 24th June 2025. Information about the closure can be found on the HES website: Retiral of HES web services | Historic Environment Scotland
Note
Date 6 June 2017
Event ID 1022733
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Note
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1022733
Following the purchase in 1869 of the shoreline and small shipyards on it, Princes Pier was built in the early 1870s in order to facilitate the transfer of passengers onto ferries and steamers. The railway station on it was built in 1894, replacing an existing station to the SW. It closed to passengers in 1965 and was demolished two years later. The pier is still used for large container vessels and cruise ships.
Information from HES, Survey and Recording (AKK) 2 April 2017.
