Aberdeen Harbour
Location type
WaterName and dates
Aberdeen HarbourStation code: National Rail
Opened on the Lochs, and lakes, water.
Description
Aberdeen's harbour lies on its east side. The harbour was built around the entry of the River Dee into the sea.
The harbour remains busy, very much associated with the oil industry in the north sea and with ferries to Lerwick and Kirkwall.
Docks include:
- Aberdeen Victoria Dock 1848 (north west)
- Aberdeen Albert Basin 1869 (centre west)
- River Dee quaysides (south west)
- Tidal Harbour (east)
The Aberdeen Harbour Commissioners was incorporated in 1895. Shunting within the docks was by horses until 1915 when the Great North of Scotland Railway took over at the instigation of the Admiralty.
Tags
Docks11/12/2021
| Nearby stations Aberdeen Waterloo Aberdeen Guild Street Aberdeen Aberdeen Ferryhill Schoolhill Hutcheon Street Holburn Street Aberdeen Kittybrewster Kittybrewster [1st] Kittybrewster [2nd] Ruthrieston Bridge of Don Don Street Cove Bay Woodside [GNSR] | Aberdeen Engineering Works Aberdeen Iron Works Aberdeen Waterloo Quay Footdee Iron Works Aberdeen Albert Quay Aberdeen Blaikie^s Quay Sandislands Chemical Works Aberdeen Regent Quay Aberdeen Regent Bridge Aberdeen Gas Works Aberdeen Jamieson^s Quay Deeside Goods Aberdeen Trinity Quay Tourist/other Aberdeen Albert Basin Aberdeen Victoria Dock |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1805 | Aberdeenshire Canal Opened from Port Elphinstone, Inverurie, to Aberdeen Harbour. The Great North of Scotland Railway later used its course for its line between Port Elphinstone and Aberdeen Waterloo. |
