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Pennan Harbour
Pennan, Aberdour
Aberdeenshire
B listed
Scotland
The foundation-stone of the west pier of the harbour of Pennan, a little fishing village between Fraserburgh and Macduff, was laid on Saturday by Miss Maconachie, sister of Mr A W Maconachie, M.P. for East Aberdeenshire, to whose efforts mainly this improvement is due. The engineer is Mr. Barron [Building News 26 August 1904 p306]

With the laying of the foundation-stone* on Saturday, the harbour improvements at Pennan, which lies midway between Fraserburgh and Macduff, have been practically completed. The harbour is a part of the foreshore originally inclosed by two piers—the east and west. About forty years ago, the west pier, which was built of sandstone masonry, was demolished by a heavy storm, and the wreckage not only blocked up the harbour to a considerable extent, but the absence of a breakwater left the remaining part of the basin unsheltered from north-easterly gales. The scheme of works which has been carried out by Mr. James Barron, C.E., Aberdeen, comprised a new west pier, some 336 feet long. The cost has been about £1,800.
[Building News 26 August 1904 p309]

* The stone is inscribed \'This stone was laid by Miss Elizabeth Maconachie, Strichen House, 20th August, 1904. The Rev Charles Birnie, Chairman, Harbour Committee. James Barron, Engineer\'.

In 1981 the West Pier was repaired at cost of £17,000.

Note - Bound plan and sections of work at Pennan Harbour, dated 1902 are held in National Archives of Scotland.

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
PierNot Known

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:

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Event TypeFromToNotes
Build/construction19021904
Addition1909Both piers extended

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.

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PersonPartnership GroupRoleFromToNotes
James BarronBArchitect19021904West Pier
Charles Alexander StevensonAEngineer1909Both piers extended
D & C StevensonAEngineering practice1909Both piers extended
David Alan StevensonAEngineer1909Both piers extended

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Hume, John R1977The Industrial Archaeology of ScotlandVol2 The Highlands and IslandsLondon: BT Batsford Ltdp89
Walker, David W and Woodworth, Matthew2015The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire North and MorayYale University Pressp335

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Building News1904/08/26p306 and p309

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
National Archives of ScotlandPublic Records of ScotlandRHP5234
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register2750