Crail Harbor
The Crail Harbor is the harbor of the Scottish village of Crail in the Council Area Fife . In 1972 the building was included as an individual monument in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
In 1310 Crail was given the rights of a Royal Burgh . Exactly when the port was created has not been conclusively clarified, as an old and a new port are described in historical records.
The possible location of an older port cannot be found. Presumably, the village had already had a fortified anchorage since the Middle Ages, from which today's port emerged through successive expansion. Based on architectural details, the south wall of the harbor is dated to the late 15th or early 16th century.
By 1593, the port had proven to be too small, after which a piece of land was purchased to establish a new port. This was probably a natural bay in the east, but it was never fortified.
The severe storms of the 1650s had damaged numerous ports on the Scottish coasts. Storm damage is recorded in Crail from 1655 and 1689. After another storm damage in 1707, the port was described as a ruin in 1720. Repairs were carried out in 1745, during which the port was probably expanded. The work was not yet completed by 1760. In 1821 Robert Stevenson put forward a plan to redesign the port. Possibly it was the executed western quay wall. With the return of the herring to the Firth of Forth in the 1840s, the plan to build a new port sprouted again, but it was not carried out. Lifting systems were installed in January 1862.
description
Crail Harbor is located in the southwest of Crail on the north coast of the Firth of Forth . In the north opposite is the old customs house of Crail . Three walls with a narrow entrance on the south-west edge enclose a water surface of around 2400 m 2 . The 114 m long southern protective wall is curved. On the sea side, coarse stones are fixed with wooden wedges and only punctually grouted with mortar. On the inner wall, the stones are mainly layered vertically.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b c Entry on Crail Harbor in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Crail Harbor in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 15 '26.7 " N , 2 ° 37' 40.7" W.