Sandhaven, Main Street, Forbes' Boatyard
Boat Yard (Modern)
Site Name Sandhaven, Main Street, Forbes' Boatyard
Classification Boat Yard (Modern)
Alternative Name(s) Sandhaven Harbour; North Sea
Canmore ID 95766
Site Number NJ96NE 28
NGR NJ 9649 6743
NGR Description Centred NJ 9649 6743
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/95766
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Pitsligo
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Banff And Buchan
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ96NE 28 centred 9649 6743
For Sandhaven Harbour (NJ 9670 6740), see NJ96NE 31.
NMRS Manuscript contains detailed information about J & G Forbes & Co Boatbuilders, Sandhaven, and have recorded 36 features on the site. The yard's boat register shows it was situated at this site and building boats by 1902. The yard closed in 1991, but was complete when surveyed (RCAHMS, Nov 1990).
NMRS, MS/744/210/10A.
This boatbuilding yard is visible on World War II oblique aerial photographs (RAF S319.H53.1416, frame no. 55, flown 11 July 1941).
Information from RCAHMS (DE), August 2001.
Field Visit (September 2022)
NJ 96490 67430 Visited during fieldwork by SCAPE. No additional description.
Information from S. Boyd and J. Hambly - Scottish Coastal Archaeology and the Problem of Erosion (SCAPE)
