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Aberdeen, Gallowgate Port
Gateway (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Aberdeen, Gallowgate Port
Classification Gateway (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Causey Port
Canmore ID 146273
Site Number NJ90NW 24.01
NGR NJ 9409 0682
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/146273
- Council Aberdeen, City Of
- Parish Aberdeen
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District City Of Aberdeen
- Former County Aberdeenshire
Publication Account (1997)
The Gallowgate Port (sometimes called Calsie or Causey Port) was the most northerly port controlling movement between New Aberdeen and Old Aberdeen and the north (see also pp 11-13 or information on the town's ports). By 1518, the Gallowgate Port was considered to be an ancient port and it was decorated with the royal arms. At its demolition, sometime between 1769 and 1778, its site had long been on Port Hill. It is possible, however, that in earlier medieval times the port may have been positioned further south and that it was gradually moved further north in response to town expansion-as may be witnessed in other towns. No physical evidence for this port survives today and, to date, archaeological investigation has produced no direct evidence of this structure.
Information from ‘Historic Aberdeen: The Archaeological Implications of Development’ (1997).
