Past Times

Pushing the boat out at Stonehaven Harbour with 16 photos of seaside town

1982 - Youngsters studying the sundial at Stonehaven Harbour are, from left, Alasdair Orr, 9, with his mother Dorothy, and Ian Riddell, 8, with his mother May

By Reporter

June 12 2022, 6:00 am

June 12 2022, 6:00 am

We have searched through our archives for photos of Stonehaven Harbour through the decades.

According to VisitABDN, Stonehaven is home to the largest recreational harbour in Aberdeenshire, with three basins spanning an impressive 18,200 square metres.

Despite the town no longer hosting fish markets, the harbour is still a popular spot for recreational use and is still used by fishing boats. The harbour is lined with cafes and bed and breakfasts and the popular Seafood Bothy also features on the town’s pier.

The photos below show Stonehaven harbour throughout the years.

Gallery

At Stonehaven Harbour a group of people prepare a small boat while a two year old hauls the sail in 1970 — 1970 – A happy family scene at Stonehaven, where a two year-old was getting some practice at sail hauling

A view of the boats at Stonehaven harbour in July 1971 — 1971 – People making the most of a spell of fine weather in July

Boxes of fish being sold at Stonehaven harbour on a Saturday in 1966 — 1966 – Brisk bidding for about 400 boxes of fish at a Saturday sale at Stonehaven

Two boys fishing in Stonehaven harbour in 1968 — 1968 – Holidaymakers hoping to land a catch at Stonehaven Harbour

Cars parked along the front of Stonehaven harbour in 1982 — 1982 – The popularity of Stonehaven’s harbour area at weekends was causing some traffic problems in August 1982

Council workmen repairing the concrete surface at Stonehaven harbour in 1988 — 1988 – Grampian Regional Council workmen lay a new concrete surface at the harbour

Offshore worker Ron Smith paints the wheelhouse of a friend's boat in Stonehaven harbour in 1984 — 1984 – Offshore worker Ron Smith, of Stonehaven, gives a lick of paint to the wheelhouse of a friend’s boat

A Swedish vessel lands fish at Stonehaven harbour during a strike by Aberdeen trawlermen in 1955 — 1955 – A Swedish vessel lands fish at Stonehaven during a strike by Aberdeen trawlermen and fish porters

Stonehaven Harbour captured by Evening Express photographer Ian Hardie in 1961 — 1961 – The picturesque setting captured by Evening Express photographer Ian Hardie

Cars drive down the front of Stonehaven harbour on a Saturday in 1982 — 1982 – A busy Saturday scene at Stonehaven Harbour

A view of Stonehaven harbour with the old tolbooth roofless in the background in 1961 — 1961 – Picturesque corner of the old town with the roofless old tolbooth in the background

Hugh Jamieson, Ian Robertson and John Adams at Stonehaven Harbour looking at plans in 1981 — 1981 – Hugh Jamieson, Grampian assistant director of roads, Councillor Ian Robertson and John Adams, divisional roads surveyor, studying plans at the harbour

Alex Clark picking up rubbish at Stonehaven Harbour during the UK's National Spring Clean in 1993 — 1993 – Alex Clark from Stonehaven Youth Help Squad clears some rubbish from around the town’s harbour as the squad took part in the UK’s National Spring Clean

Huge waves batter Stonehaven harbour and a group of men help a small boat clear of danger in 1987 — 1987 – Willing hands struggle to haul a boat clear of danger in Stonehaven’s inner harbour as huge waves battered and sank several boats

Raft race at Stonehaven harbour in 1985 — 1985 – Teams take part in the raft race at Stonehaven and District Round Table’s annual Harbour Hijinks

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