Monument record MHG3833 - Old Harbour, Inverness
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6634 4592 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH64NE |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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NH64NE 3 6635 4592.
The tradition is that the curiously carved stones to be seen on the Old Harbour came from St. Thomas's Chapel (NH64NE 21) when Cromwell's Fort was being built.
C Fraser-Mackintosh 1875.
In 1675 the old quay was erected at Portland Place and superseded by the new one in 1738.
A Ross 1888.
Centred NH 6635 4592 Old Harbour sited from photostat plan of Inverness c. 1747 (Original in British Museum)
The area of the Old Harbour is now filled in and modernised.
Visited by OS (J L D) 31 March 1960.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1342 Text/Publication/Article: Ross, A. 1888. 'Paper on old Inverness', Trans Inverness Sci Soc Fld Club Vol. 2 1880-3, p.64-92. Trans Inverness Sci Soc Fld Club. 64-92. 79.
- --- SHG1634 Text/Publication/Article: Fraser-Mackintosh, C. 1893. 'The chantry altars and chaplains of S. Mary's Church, Inverness', Trans Aberdeen Eccles Soc Vol. 2 1893, p.49-60. Trans Aberdeen Eccles Soc. 49-60. 20.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
